NAS San Diego

  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)

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.

VMJ-353 (March 1943 to September 1943)