MCAS Miramar

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:area 23,116 acres
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation 477 feet
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:TOPGUN_program
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:3rd_Marine_Aircraft_Wing
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:3rd_Marine_Aircraft_Wing
gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_11
gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_16
gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_46
gptkb:Marine_Wing_Support_Group_37
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MCAS Miramar
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:KNKX
gptkb:NKX
gptkbp:latitude 32.8684° N
gptkbp:leader Col. Thomas M. Bedell (as of 2023)
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkbp:longitude -117.1426° W
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Interstate_805
gptkb:Interstate_15
gptkb:California_State_Route_163
gptkb:California_State_Route_52
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Fightertown_USA
gptkbp:notableCrisis gptkb:2008_F/A-18D_Hornet_crash
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Miramar_Air_Show
gptkb:annual_Miramar_Air_Show
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:Top_Gun
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:United_States_Navy_Fighter_Weapons_School_(TOPGUN)
gptkb:VMFA-225
gptkb:VMFA-232
gptkb:VMFA-314
gptkbp:opened 1917
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps_Installations_West
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Miramar
gptkbp:previousOwner gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:runwayLength 12,000 feet
gptkbp:runwaySurface 3
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:San_Diego
gptkbp:state gptkb:California
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Pacific_Time_Zone
gptkbp:transferredToUSMC 1997
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy_(1947–1997)
United States Marine Corps (1997–present)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:aircraft
training
aircraft operations
gptkbp:website https://www.miramar.marines.mil/
gptkbp:zipCode 92145
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Miramar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5