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Camp Kearny

1917 establishments in California1946 disestablishments in California20th century in San DiegoCalifornia in World War IIClosed installations of the United States Army
Closed installations of the United States NavyInstallations of the United States Army in CaliforniaMilitary installations closed in 1946Military installations established in 1917
Camp Kearny flight line 1942
Camp Kearny flight line 1942

Camp Kearny was a U.S. military base (first Army, later Navy) in San Diego County, California, on the site of the current Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. It operated from 1917 to 1946. The base was named in honor of Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny.

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Camp Kearny
Josephine Avenue, San Diego

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92137 San Diego
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The Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (SoCal TRACON or SCT) (radio callsign: SoCal Approach/Departure) is located in San Diego, California. SCT is a part of the Air Traffic Organization of the US Federal Aviation Administration. SCT sequences and separates air traffic in the Southern California region. It is the busiest air traffic control facility in the world.SCT serves the following major Southern California airports (in order of volume, Class B & C), in addition to many surrounding satellite airports. Los Angeles International Airport - LAX - Los Angeles John Wayne Airport - SNA - Costa Mesa Long Beach Airport - LGB - Long Beach San Diego International Airport - SAN - San Diego Marine Corps Air Station Miramar - NKX - San Diego Hollywood Burbank Airport - BUR - Burbank Ontario International Airport - ONT - OntarioSCT is broken down into six areas and a Traffic Management Unit: Burbank Area: Responsible for BUR, VNY, & WHP Del Rey Area: Responsible for LAX, TOA & HHR departures Los Angeles Area: Responsible for LAX & HHR arrivals Coast Area: Responsible for SNA, LGB, FUL, TOA & SLI San Diego Area: Responsible for SAN, NKX, NZY, NFG, MYF, SEE, SDM, RNM & CRQ Empire Area: Responsible for ONT, AJO, PSP, RIV, SBD, RAL, CNO, EMT, & POCEach area has five or six individual sectors that are worked by controllers. SoCal TRACON is responsible for the handling of aircraft departing and arriving these airports, generally below 16,000 feet (4,900 m). SCT is responsible for sequencing inbound, separating from crossing and VFR traffic, and departing traffic. Separation is achieved by vectoring traffic and assigning altitudes.

Miramar Air Show
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The Miramar Air Show is an annual air show held at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California. The three-day event is the largest military air show in the United States, with total annual attendance estimated at 700,000. The show is held in October each year. The 2011 show was the 56th edition of the event, and celebrated the 100th anniversary of naval aviation. In 2007, the Miramar Air Show was voted the "World's Best Military Air Show" by the International Council of Air Shows, the first time the award was given to a Marine Corps air station since 1994.The show includes a large selection of "static" (non-flying) displays representing aircraft from the United States Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force (USAF), as well as civilian and historic military aircraft. Numerous commercial vendors, recruiting displays representing all of the United States armed forces, area law enforcement recruiters, civilian flight organizations and a business and franchise fair are also on site. The show's daily performance schedule includes military and civilian aircraft, usually highlighted by the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and is largely the same for all three days, with an extra "twilight show" on Saturday night only. Mornings are largely taken up by civilian performers, with military and more civilian performers in the afternoon. The Saturday "twilight" show includes military and civilian performers, a fireworks display and the detonation of the "Great Wall of Fire" pyrotechnic display.The air show for October 4–5, 2013 was canceled. Officials with the USMC confirmed the show was canceled as a result of the government shutdown.The 2020 and 2021 Air Shows were canceled due to public health concerns associated with the COVID-19 outbreak.