Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)

IATA NIPICAO KNIPMedium airport

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) is a medium airport near Jacksonville in Florida, United States. It is listed as IATA NIP and ICAO KNIP. The airport is located at 30.2358° / -81.6806° at an elevation of 6 m (21 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 2,744 m. The nearest airport is Gary Gale Seaplane Base, 4.7 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Data

Data
IATA code	`NIP`
ICAO code	`KNIP`
Local code	`NIP`
Identifier	`KNIP`
Type	Medium airport
City	Jacksonville
Region	Florida
Country	United States
Coordinates	30.23580, -81.68060
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	30° 14′ 08.88″ N 81° 40′ 50.17″ W
Elevation	6 m (21 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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