Update 1 (04-30-2020) : Airfield operating hours now Monday to Thursday until 1 AM. They don’t always need to use the full nighttime window, but it does occasionally happen. There will be additional FCLP training tomorrow (Friday, May 1) during the day. All subject to change based on operational needs. Please note updated airfield hours, email contact, and phone numbers posted on MCAS Miramar website at https://www.miramar.marines.mil/Resources/Noise-Complaints/
Update 2 (05-01-2020) : The operating hours are extended to 1 AM during daylight saving hours / summer since it gets darker later. Miramar is down to one runway because of runway construction related to the F-35s. In order to accommodate training requirements, MCAS Miramar has been using its evening operating hours.
As confirmed this afternoon by the Community Plans and Liaison Officer, Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) training is on the flight training schedule for Thursday evening, April 30, until 12 midnight. Residents who live near MCAS Miramar airfield may see and hear increased flight operations.
Call the MCAS Miramar Operations Duty Officer for current airfield and flight operations, including questions, noise complaints and other concerns about operations at MCAS Miramar. Contact the Operations Duty Officer (ODO) by phone at the time of the incident at 858-307-4277 and provide details about the incident including date, time, location and type of aircraft.
During Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP), pilots perform repetitive “touch and go” landings at Miramar airfield, which simulate landing on an aircraft carrier. FCLP is required flight training that precedes carrier landing operations and simulates, as near as practicable, the conditions encountered during carrier landing operations. The skills required to complete carrier landings must be routinely practiced by pilots of all experience levels to maintain the requisite level of proficiency.
- For MCAS Miramar Operations and contact information, visit https://www.universitycitynews.org/mcas-miramar-operations-information-and-contacts/
- For more information on Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) training, visit https://www.public.navy.mil/usff/environmental/Pages/aircrafttraining.aspx
- For related posts, visit https://www.universitycitynews.org/category/miramar/
