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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, home to Mitscher Field, is a major military airfield in San Diego, California, offering two long parallel hard-surfaced runway pairs and a full instrument landing system. As an active Marine Corps installation it is of interest mainly to simulator pilots wanting to fly large-scale military operations rather than casual general-aviation visits.
Mitscher Field is the airfield of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, located in San Diego, California. It is operated by the United States Marine Corps and is tagged as a military facility, offering two substantial parallel runways and an ILS approach, making it a demanding and interesting destination for simulator pilots wishing to practise large-aircraft or military-style operations into a major active-duty base.
The airfield sits at San Diego, California, at coordinates 32.8685 N, 117.143 W, and at an elevation of 449 feet. As a Marine Corps installation it lies within airspace associated with military air operations in the San Diego area.
Mitscher Field has two physical runway pairs, both hard-surfaced and lit. The primary pair, 06L/24R, is 11,984 feet long and equipped with an ILS on runway 24R. The secondary parallel pair, 06R/24L, is approximately 7,991 to 7,992 feet long, also hard-surfaced and lit but without an instrument landing system.
Radio services include Approach on 132.2 MHz (SOCAL APP), ATIS on 35.2 MHz, Clearance Delivery on 125.975 MHz (CLD/CLNC DEL), Departure on 119.6 MHz (SOCAL DEP), Ground on 128.625 MHz, PMSV METRO on 34.24 MHz, PTD on 33.562 MHz, and Tower on 135.2 MHz. An ILS approach is available for runway 24R.
Mitscher Field remains an active United States Marine Corps airfield. As a military installation, prior permission is required before any flight to or from the field.