Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: US Marine Corps base near San Diego, California, United States
- Also known as: “Jos Foss Field”, “KNKX”, “MCAS Miramar”, “Miramar Marine Corps Air Station”, and “NKX”
- Historically known as: “Fightertown USA”, “NAS Miramar”, “Naval Air Station Miramar”, and “Top Gun Fightertown”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar and Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum.
Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar
Prison
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Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar is a military prison operated by the U.S. Navy at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in Miramar in San Diego, California, just under 10 miles north of downtown San Diego.
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Museum
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The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum is a United States Marine Corps aviation museum currently located at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miramar and Mira Mesa.
Miramar
Quarter
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Miramar is a neighborhood in the northern part of San Diego, California, United States. It includes residential areas and commercial and light industrial districts.
Mira Mesa
Suburb
Mira Mesa, which was established in the late 1960s, is a community and neighborhood in San Diego, California. The city-recognized Mira Mesa Community Plan Area is roughly bounded by Interstate 15 on the east, Interstate 805 on the west, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon on the north and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on the south. Mira Mesa is situated 3 miles north of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Kearny Mesa
Suburb
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Kearny Mesa is a community in the central part of San Diego, California. It is bounded by State Route 52 to the north, Interstate 805 to the west, Aero Drive to the south, and Interstate 15 to the east. Kearny Mesa is situated 3 miles south of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
- Categories: air base, United States national cemetery, and transportation
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Marine Corps Air Station Miramar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة ميرامار الجوية لسلاح مشاة البحرية”
- Cebuano: “Miramar Marine Corps Air Station”
- Central Kurdish: “وێستگەی ئاسمانیی ھێزی دەریاییی میرامار”
- Chinese: “密拉瑪海軍陸戰隊航空基地”
- Chinese: “米拉瑪海軍陸戰隊航空基地”
- Chinese: “米拉马海军陆战队航空站”
- Dutch: “Marine Corps Air Station Miramar”
- French: “aérodrome de Miramar Mcas (Joe Foss Fld)”
- French: “Base aérienne des corps de Marine de Miramar”
- French: “Marine Corps Air Station Miramar”
- French: “NKX”
- German: “Marine Corps Air Station Miramar”
- Indonesian: “KNKX”
- Indonesian: “NKX”
- Japanese: “ミラマー海兵隊航空基地”
- Navajo: “Tóbiníhííyínídi siláołtsooí bichidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi”
- Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی، دریایی میرامار”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی سپاه تفنگداران میرامار”
- Spanish: “Estacion Aerea del Cuerpo de Marines de Miramar”
- Spanish: “Estación Aérea del Cuerpo de Marines de Miramar”
- Spanish: “Marine Corps Air Station Miramar”
- Swedish: “Marine Corps Air Station Miramar”
- Urdu: “میرین کور ایئراسٹیشن میرامار”
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Highlights include Miramar Memorial Golf Course and Miramar Quarry.
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