# El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field) (NJK)

> El Centro, US · IATA: NJK · ICAO: KNJK · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `NJK` |
| ICAO | `KNJK` |
| City | El Centro |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | -13 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 32.82920, -115.67200 |

## Description

Every January the desert sky over El Centro fills with blue and gold: the US Navy's Blue Angels make this their winter home, rehearsing the new season's routine across a roughly ten-week camp that culminates in the El Centro Air Show in March. Naval Air Facility El Centro (IATA: NJK, ICAO: KNJK) sits about 15 metres below sea level in the Imperial Valley and supports year-round training for fleet squadrons. The field is closed to civilian use and handles no commercial freight; the valley's air cargo routes through San Diego, with express moving by truck on Interstate 8.

---

*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/el-centro-naf-airport-vraciu-field-airport-njk](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/el-centro-naf-airport-vraciu-field-airport-njk)*

*Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/el-centro-naf-airport-vraciu-field-airport-njk](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/el-centro-naf-airport-vraciu-field-airport-njk)*

*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/el-centro-naf-airport-vraciu-field-airport-njk/llm-summary*