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KNXP · Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field

ICAO · US

ID KNXP FAA NXP Elev 2,051 ft Lat 34° 17.77' N Lon 116° 9.72' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,015 ft. Max gradient: 0.42%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 112.3° 8,015 ft 150 ft PSP Yes 0.42%
28 292.3° 8,015 ft 150 ft PSP Yes 0.42%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 38.635
  • GND GND 41.700
  • TWR TWR 135.525
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 130.830

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 30 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

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  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10–28: 8015X150 (PSP) S–80, D–180, 2D–320, 2D/2D2–850 HI…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (30 sentences)
  • ·304 CALIFORNIA TWENTYNINE PALMS SELF (NXP)(KNXP) MC 9 NW UTC–8(–7DT) N34º17.77´ W116º09.73´ 2051 B NOTAM FILE NXP Not insp.
  • ·LGT All lgt by prior apvl.
  • ·MILITARY— A–GEAR Rwy 10, HOOK M31(B) (1987´); Rwy 28, HOOK M31(B) (1565´) ctc twr for arrestment, exp 5 min delay.
  • ·FUEL A, A+ (C334–983–4541) (NC 100LL).
  • ·Qualified acft captain/crew chief must be provided by user to reful acft.
  • ·J8 TRAN ALERT No AMC fleet svc avbl.
  • ·All VIP acft ctc afld OPS for PPR 24 hr prior to arr.
  • ·: Opr hrs in accordance with public NOTAMS for exer support and PPRs only.
  • ·See FLIP AP/1, Supplementary Arpt Remarks.
  • ·RSTD CLOSED fld ops permitted by PN apvl exc MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center) SAR acft only.
  • ·PPR rqrd for Fuel, VIP/pax movement, practice arrestments, and ngt vision devices trng.
  • ·Opr outside public hrs permitted by 24 hr PPR, 72 hr PPR for Sat, Sun opr.
  • ·Base OPS DSN 230–7815, C760–830–7815.
  • ·Austere/desert trng environment primarily for support of CAX.
  • ·Variable hr yr round as req by CAX Command Element.
  • ·If Twentynine Palms SELF is final destination, ensure NXP is filed, not TNP. 500X490 AM–2 matting on west end fixed wing ramp.
  • ·CAUTION Helicopter LZ (HLZ) White Rhino (unmanned air vehicle strip 2000´ x 72´) South of and parallel to Rwy 28 is primarily for tenant Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) support, rstd to unmanned acft sys and copter ops only; no tiltrotor ops authorized.
  • ·Marked with 72´ x 72´ Helo Spots on east and west end. 17´ AGL hangar lctd 120´ south of ldg zone cntrln.
  • ·Rwys have AM–2 rwy sfc matting.
  • ·This is fabricated aluminum panel 1.5 inches thick, which consists of hollow, extruded one–piece main section with extruded end connectors welded to each end.
  • ·The top sfc of the AM–2 matting is coated with a non–skid material.
  • ·Weight bearing characteristics are correctly noted by the avbl rwy code above TRT–520.
  • ·TFC PAT All tfc pat south of rwy due to live fire range immediately north of SELF.
  • ·Remain on or south of extdd cntrln on final apch.
  • ·VFR fixed wing to Rwy 28 maintain at or abv 4100´ MSL until NXP 5 DME.
  • ·VFR fixed wing dep Rwy 10 cross NXP 5 DME at or abv 4100´ MSL or rgt turn to BANDINI (Water Treatment Facility 6 NM SE).
  • ·ASOS 309.75 (760) 830–8146.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE LOS ANGELES H–4I, L–4I, 7D AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 CALIFORNIA 305 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: When ATCT clsd, for CD ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·(VL) (L) VORTAC 114.2 TNP Chan 89 N34º06.73´ W115º46.19´ 285º 22.4 NM to fld. 1374/15E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–035º byd 18 NM blo 6,800´ 023º–033º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 034º–054º byd 40 NM 035º–065º byd 25 NM blo 6,000´ 055º–065º byd 40 NM blo 23,000´ 066º–173º byd 40 NM 080º–095º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 095º–150º byd 18 NM blo 6,000´ 151º–170º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 170º–190º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ 174º–184º byd 40 NM blo 19,300´ 185º–193º byd 40 NM 190º–245º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 194º–204º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 205º–248º byd 40 NM 245º–260º byd 25 NM blo 7,500´ 249º–262º byd 40 NM blo 13,500´ TAC AZM unusable: 005º–035º byd 18 NM blo 6,800´ 035º–065º byd 25 NM blo 6,000´ 080º–095º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 095º–150º byd 18 NM blo 6,000´ 150º–170º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 170º–190º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ 190º–205º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 205º–265º 315º–330º byd 33 NM blo 6,200´ 330º–345º byd 20 NM blo 6,200´ 345º–005º byd 35 NM blo 8,300´ DME unusable: 005º–035º byd 18 NM blo 6,800´ 035º–065º byd 25 NM blo 6,000´ 080º–095º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 095º–150º byd 18 NM blo 6,000´ 150º–170º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 170º–190º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ 190º–245º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 245º–260º byd 25 NM blo 7,500´ 315º–330º byd 33 NM blo 6,200´ 330º–345º byd 20 NM blo 6,200´ 345º–005º byd 35 NM blo 8,300´ VOR unusable: 249º–262º byd 69 NM 290º–293º byd 40 NM 298º–022º byd 40 NM 315º–330º byd 33 NM blo 6,200´ 330º–345º byd 20 NM blo 6,200´ 345º–005º byd 35 NM blo 8,300´ UKIAH N39º07.81´ W123º04.63´ RCO 122.4 (OAKLAND RADIO) UKIAH N39º07.72´ W123º12.21´ RCO 122.2 (OAKLAND RADIO) SAN FRANCISCO H–3B, L–2G SAN FRANCISCO H–3B, L–2G SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Navy

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Joseph Scarcella Beaumont CA 47 nm
Ernest Gerard Pitts San Bernardino CA 57 nm
Creighton Goodman Riverside CA 65 nm
Leo M Bell Riverside CA 65 nm
Thomas Hamm Riverside CA 65 nm
Chad Irick Murrieta CA 67 nm
Kelly Lynn Manzani Murrieta CA 67 nm
Orion Kingman Murrieta CA 67 nm
Clifton Dwayne Shuman Wildomar CA 68 nm
Kenneth Warren Earl Rancho Cucamonga CA 70 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Christopher Mark Young Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
John Rhodes Gaumer Jr Joshua Tree CA 13 nm
Brian Hudson Rennie Joshua Tree CA 13 nm
Howard James Moore Joshua Tree CA 13 nm
Robert Alexander Mrosek Yucca Valley CA 17 nm
Stephen Mark Stypinski Yucca Valley CA 17 nm
Ryan Michael Bloom Yucca Valley CA 17 nm
Devan Christopher Sterman Yucca Valley CA 17 nm
Robert Leon Duarte Iii Dsrt Hot Spgs CA 27 nm
Gregory Dean Olson Dsrt Hot Spgs CA 27 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Christopher Mark Young Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
Brian Daniel Lewis Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
Victoria Lynne Meier Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
Lawrence Wingate Eckersall Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
Wayne Keith Larson Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
Wilton Lee Hudgins Jr Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
Lucas Timothy Collins Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
Jason Robert Driscoll Twentynine Palms CA 10 nm
John Rhodes Gaumer Jr Joshua Tree CA 13 nm
Daniel Lee Hall Joshua Tree CA 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 33 nm
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 33 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 55 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 55 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
 65 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 65 nm
Otto Instrument & Avionics
Ontario, CA
 73 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
 76 nm
Century Aircraft Painting
Chino, CA
 76 nm
Affordable Avionics
Chino, CA
 76 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.