MCAS El Toro

Airfield Identification

4 November 1942 to 2 July 1999

United States of America

CITY: Irvine, CA

IATA/ICAO CODES: NZJ / KNZJ

OTHER NAMES: MCAS El Toro

Commando Operations

MCAS El Toro was built in 1942 over former bean fields. By the end of the war, it had become the largest Marine Corps station on the West Coast. MCAS El Toro closed down in 1999.

Units & operators based

Marine Aircraft Group 33 (January 1946 to July 1950)

Last edited: 29/12/2018