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say best a/p >3000' full facilities for this destination
I am told there is a "La Jolla field" but have doubts
I am told there is a "La Jolla field" but have doubts
Are you flying in to San Diego? Gillespie Field (KSEE) is where I go.
KNKX - Miramar Marine Corps Airstation (4 nm E)
Not recommended without appropiate IFFKMYF - Montgomery Field Airport (6 nm SE)
I use this SD airport the most. GA friendly, close to Miramar and SAN Class B be carefulKSAN - San Diego International Airport (9 nm S)
Not bad as GA place to go but priceyKNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) (11 nm S)
No GAKSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (13 nm E)
Nice place further inland than MYFKCRQ - Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport (15 nm N)
Used to be nice, now seems to dis us FLIBsKRNM - Ramona Airport (18 nm NE)
Pleasant lazy, kind of out in the middle of nowhereKNRS - Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field) (20 nm S)
I think we'll use MYF barring new info.
That's the closest, and aside from KNZY the most fun place to land. Sadly, less fun if you'd like to take off again.KNKX
That would be the 94th Aero Squadron, a very nice WW-1 theme place, like its counterparts in Van Nuys and St. Louis. There's also a pretty good Mexican restaurant, Casa Machado, upstairs in the Montgomery Field terminal building.There's a cute aviation-themed restaurant across the field that I think you can access from the ramp (we went there in a car once).
I landed a Bonanza at KSAN one low-overcast night a couple of years ago when the KMYF ILS was OTS. The people at Landmark Aviation were friendly and helpful, and though the prices were somewhat higher than at KMYF they weren't as bad as I'd anticipated. I'm certain mine was the only piston-engine airplane on the entire airport that night.We also flew into KSAN once, and the approach provided breathtaking vistas of the city and surrounds (tho the overnight fees are higher than MYF as you'd imagine - don't know about landing or short-term ramp fees).
good point Jim except Miramar's runways are a lot bigger. I tell my student's going down there "If you only see one airport, it's the wrong one"Be careful going in to MYF. Miramar USMC has EXACTLY the same dual runways and a diagonal crosswind runway about 3 miles northwest. I used to teach out of MYF and this is one of the FIRST things my students learned. Being greeted with "line boys" in fatigues with M-16s cocked and loaded isn't going to make your day go any smoother.
Having flown into there from SBA dozens of times, I'm a bit surprised to see that several pilots are cautious about MYF. Of course, I always have a current VFR Terminal chart and most often use flight following. I agree that SD airspace in general is busier than say New Cuyama, but with any questions about anything the controllers have always been helpful (unlike trying to get back on flight following after transiting the LA SFRA - different frequency every flight!). Inbound I often get cleared to cross Miramar for midfield pattern entry rather than do the standard dogleg out over Mt. Soledad. Outbound they'll often clear me over Miramar (esp. when that low scud is clinging to the coast) via a climbing left 270 turn (tho it's crucial to have ALL of the relevant ATC frequencies written down and dialed in - I once scrambled to go from flight following on departure freq. to Miramar tower when directed to do that during transit when departure frequency was busy). Also very handy to have GPS just for extra situational awareness on the airspace boundaries. Well, re-reading this post I guess it makes sense why people are cautious but it has seemed relatively easy for some reason.
Maybe I was just lucky. Our only landing at Lindbergh was St. Patrick's Day (Mar.17) and ATC was helpful, courteous, and easily fit us between the airlines for both our arrival and departure. We'll probably do it again sometime, and I'd encourage other GA pilots to land there if you can afford the modest fees. Now having said that, I'd hasten to add that if your main experience is with Class D or smaller it's going to probably be scary to even think about. Flying out of Class C SBA and having flown in both LA and SD airspaces fairly often, it was a busier than usual approach but never felt at all uncomfortable. Mostly it had to do with ATC having me slow down and then speed up, and turn me base before I'd planned. Easy in a 172, but even in the Tiger I used to fly it wouldn't have been difficult. On departure I even asked for a special clearance for left departure over the city, they were going to do it but the low clouds rolled in over town just before we were ready so I was given the usual right turn out.KSAN is ... small and overcrowded