About China Lake Naws (Armitage Field)

CHINA LAKE NAWS (ARMITAGE FLD)

ICAO	KNID
FAA ID	NID
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	May 1952
Coordinates (ARP)	35.6857, -117.69211 354109N 1174132W
Variation	11.7° E (2024)
Timezone	Los_Angeles (-7 h)
Local time	May 6, 2024 04:19
Fuel types
Usage	Private
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
3	042°	030°	10,000 ft	200 ft	Concrete	35.6756	-117.7084
21	222°	210°	10,000 ft	200 ft	Concrete	35.696	-117.6858
8	090°	078°	7,110 ft	75 ft	Concrete	35.6833	-117.7041
26	270°	258°	7,110 ft	75 ft	Concrete	35.683	-117.6802
14	154°	142°	9,012 ft	200 ft	Asphalt	35.6988	-117.6932
32	334°	322°	9,012 ft	200 ft	Asphalt	35.6765	-117.68

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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China Lake Naws (Armitage Field)

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) is a midsized airport in California, United States. The airport is located at latitude 35.68552 and longitude -117.69193. The airport has 3 runways: 3/21, 8/26 and 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is KNID. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is NID. Nearby other airfields are Inyokern Airport, Trona Airport, Porter Ranch Airport, Kelso Valley Airport and Kern Valley Airport.

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Los Angeles.

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) is in the timezone of America/Los_Angeles. Difference with UTC is -7 h. Today the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:42. This applies to China Lake Naws (Armitage Field), the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Helistop 1	US-1077	2.9 NM	160°
Sce Ridgecrest Service Center Heliport	US-1078	4.4 NM	164°
Tera	US-1079	6.3 NM	153°
Inyokern Airport	KIYK	6.9 NM	256°
Trona Airport	KL72	19 NM	066°
Porter Ranch Airport	US-0885	28 NM	315°
Kelso Valley Airport	US-1002	32 NM	235°
Kern Valley Airport	KL05	36 NM	274°
California City Municipal Airport	KL71	36 NM	206°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	China Lake	NID	TACAN	0.2 NM	033°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
3	No special treatment	111/R/B/W/T	High
21	No special treatment	111/R/B/W/T	High
8	No special treatment	59/R/B/W/T	High
26	No special treatment	59/R/B/W/T	High
14	No special treatment	16/R/B/W/T	High
32	No special treatment	16/R/B/W/T	High

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
3
21
8
26
14
32

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
3
21
8
26
14
32

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation
3	2,284 ft			696 ft
21	2,201 ft	57 ft	3.0°	679 ft
8	2,261 ft			689 ft
26	2,226 ft			682 ft
14	2,203 ft	52 ft	3.0°	675 ft
32	2,241 ft	50 ft	3.0°	683 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	Controlling Object Marking	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
3
21
8
26
14
32

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Centerline Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
3	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	No
21	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	No	P4L
8	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	No
26	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	No
14	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	No	P4R
32	Nonprecision Instrument	Good	No	P4R

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
3
21
8
26
14
32