San Clemente Island Nalf Airport (NUC)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	NUC
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	118°35'18.5906" W / 33°1'21.8964" N -118.588497 / 33.022749 (Estimated)
Elevation	183.70 ft / 55.99 m (Surveyed)
Location	Orange County, CA
Magnetic Variation	12E (2020)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Navy owned
Owner	US NAVY
Address	OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC - CODE 3142 WASHINGTON, DC 20373

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	ATCT-RATCF
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	Split White-Green (lighted military airport)
Sectional chart	LOS ANGELES
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS	SAN - SAN DIEGO
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	NUC (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

Airport Services

Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimensions	9301 x 200 ft (2835 x 61 m)
Surface	CONC
Surface treatment
Edge lights	High
PCN	61

	06	24
Alignment	67°	247°
Physical elevation	90.90 ft	183.70 ft
Coordinates	33.017816 / -118.602493	33.027682 / -118.574502
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway end lights	No	Yes
CL lights	No	No

Runway H1

Dimensions	70 x 70 ft (21 x 21 m)
Surface	CONC
Surface treatment

	H1
Physical elevation	170.00 ft	ft
Coordinates	33.023333 / -118.583056	0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Runway H2

Dimensions	70 x 70 ft (21 x 21 m)
Surface	CONC
Surface treatment

	H2
Physical elevation	146.00 ft	ft
Coordinates	33.021667 / -118.586944	0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
NUC	TACAN	SAN CLEMENTE	123X	117.60	12E	0.5 nm
NSD	TACAN	BEAVER	86X	113.90	14E	11.4 nm
NSI	TACAN	SAN NICOLAS	39X	110.20	12E	45.6 nm
SXC	VORTAC	SANTA CATALINA	88Y	114.15	15E	22.8 nm
LAX	VOT	SAN PEDRO HILL		113.90		45.3 nm

Remarks

• PRKG RAMP DESIGNED FOR FIVE METROLINER SIZED ACFT (ON THE LINE ADJACENT TO THE TRML) AND EIGHT H-60 SIZED ACFT (ON THE NORTHERN TWO LINES - 4 EACH LINE). WHEN CARGO ACFT OCCUPY THE CENTER PRKG LINE (VIC OF SPOT 5) NONSTD TAXILANE CLNC MAY EXIST, USE CTN TAXING AROUND CARGO ACFT.
• WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
• FOR CALP INFO CTC AIRFIELD MGR 619-545-8261.
• SIMULATED ACFT CARRIER DECK LGTS U/S.
• STD PRKG APRON WO A PERIPHERAL TXL.
• AD HAS NSTD AIRFIELD SIGNAGE.
• JASU - 1(GTC-85) 1(A-4).
• FUEL - J5.
• FLUID - SP.
• CAUTION: EXTV MISL AND OFF-SHORE BOMBARDMENT IN VCNTY SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND. PERIMETER RD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AIRFIELD, USE EXTREME CAUTION. HOLD SHORT MARKINGS LESS THAN 175 FT. EXPECT HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOWER.
• TFC PAT REDUCED RWY SEPARATION STD IN EFF USN/USMC ACFT (ONLY ALLOWED DURING CCAS).
• RSTD - PPR FOR CIV ACFT AT ALL TIMES AND MIL OT, DSN 524-9240. REQ TO USE NUC AS BINGO FLD FOR CARRIER OPR RQR 7 DAYS PN AND SPECIAL AIR OPR AFTER NML OPR HR RQR 72 HR PN THRU SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND AIR OPS DSN 524-9240.