NIP

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)

ICAO KNIP30.2358°N 81.6806°W23 ft / 7 mMedium airport
On the map
Naval Air Station Jacksonville (insignia)
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Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (IATA: NIP, ICAO: KNIP) is a medium airport in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It opened in May 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,003 ft (2,744 m). It is operated by United States Navy.

Timeline

1 event · 1941–1941
MAY 1941
OpenedJacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) opens.
From Wikidata · FAAEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
10/28 · LIT
LENGTH9,003 ft2,744 mWIDTH200 ft61 mSURFACEAsphalt
14/32135° / 315° · LIT
LENGTH5,978 ft1,822 mWIDTH200 ft61 mSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway9,003 ft2,744 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,773of 29,823 · =368 North America · =272 USElevation23 ft7 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=41,088of 43,341 · =18,561 North America · =15,208 USAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =737 North America · =705 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
A/DAPP/DEP123.800
ATISATIS28.100
CLDCLNC DEL134.775
GNDGND128.600
MISCATCOM672.300
OPSNAVY JAX OPS31.020
PMSVPMSV METRO34.350
TWRTWR120.000