| Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas Island | |||
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| 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 Landing Field San Nicolas Island or NOLF San Nicolas Island (ICAO: KNSI, FAA Location identifier: NSI) is a military airport located on San Nicolas Island, in Ventura County, California, United States. The airport is administered by Naval Base Ventura County[1] and is one of several Naval Outlying Landing Fields operated by the US Navy.
 San Nicolas from the airfield approach [dead link] |
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] and the IATA has assigned NSI to Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[4] US Navy took over the Landing Field in January 1933 from the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Civil Aeronautics Authority built the two airstrips in the 1930s as two emergency dirt landing strips.
References[]
- ↑ "San Nicolas Island (SNI)". Naval Base Ventura County. http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Ventura/About/SanNicolasIsland/index.htm.
- ↑ AirNav: KNSI - Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island
- ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for NSI (Form 5010 PDF)
- ↑ Great Circle Mapper: NSI/FKYS - Yaoundé, Cameroon (Nsimalen International Airport)
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island. |
- GlobalSecurity.org: San Nicolas Island
- History of Naval Auxiliary Air Station, San Nicolas Island
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective January 22, 2026
- 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
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