NAS San Diego
Airfield Identification
1917 to present
United States of America
CITY: San Diego, CA
IATA/ICAO CODES: NZY / KNZY
OTHER NAMES: NAS San Diego (1917-1955), NAS North Island (1955-present)
Commando Operations
NAS San Diego was commissioned in 1917, and is considered the birthplace of naval aviation.
During World War II, NAS San Diego was the major continental US base supporting the operating forces in the Pacific. Those forces included all Commando-operating Marine Corps units deployed in the Pacific theatre.
NAS San Diego was renamed NAS North Island in 1955.
Units & operators based
VMJ-353 (March 1943 to September 1943)
Last edited: 25/01/2019