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°W / 33.23972; -119.45806Coordinates: 33°14′23″N 119°27′29″W / 33.23972°N 119.45806°W / 33.23972; -119.45806
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.

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^[1] by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned NSI to Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé, Cameroon^[2]). The airport's ICAO identifier is KNSI.^[3]

References

1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for NSI (Form 5010 PDF)
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: NSI/FKYS - Yaoundé, Cameroon (Nsimalen International Airport)
3. ^ AirNav: KNSI - Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island

External links

• GlobalSecurity.org: San Nicolas Island
• History of Naval Auxiliary Air Station, San Nicolas Island
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this U.S. military airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KNSI
  • ASN accident history for NSI
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KNSI