Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island

NOLF San Nicolas Island
IATA: none – ICAO: KNSI – FAA LID: NSI
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	US Navy
Location	San Nicolas Island, Ventura County, California
Elevation AMSL	506 ft / 154.2 m
Coordinates	33°14′23″N 119°27′29″W / 33.23972°N 119.45806°WCoordinates: 33°14′23″N 119°27′29″W / 33.23972°N 119.45806°W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 10,002 3,049 PEM

Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island or NOLF San Nicolas Island (ICAO: KNSI, FAA LID: NSI) is a military airport located on San Nicolas Island, in Ventura County, California. The airport is administered by Naval Base Ventura County^[1] and is one of several Naval Outlying Landing Fields operated by the US Navy.

The airport's ICAO identifier is KNSI.^[2] Although most U.S. airports and airbases use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, NOLF San Nicolas Island is assigned NSI by the FAA,^[3] The IATA has assigned NSI to Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé, Cameroon.^[4]

References

1. "San Nicolas Island (SNI)". Naval Base Ventura County. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
2. AirNav: KNSI - Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island
3. FAA Airport Master Record for NSI (Form 5010 PDF)
4. Great Circle Mapper: NSI/FKYS - Yaoundé, Cameroon (Nsimalen International Airport)

External links

• GlobalSecurity.org: San Nicolas Island
• History of Naval Auxiliary Air Station, San Nicolas Island
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective January 7, 2016

• Resources for this U.S. military airport:
  • FAA airport information for NSI
  • AirNav airport information for KNSI
  • ASN accident history for NSI
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KNSI