Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, formerly Naval Air Station Miramar is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. The base is located between the I-15 and I-805 freeways off Miramar Road. There are three gates located at the east end (accessible from Miramar Way off the I-15 or Kearny Villa Rd), the North Gate or Main Gate off Miramar Road and the West Gate also off Miramar Road. MCAS Miramar is also home to the Miramar Airshow. The three-day event is the largest military air show in the nation, with total annual attendance estimated at 700,000. The show is held in October coinciding with Fleet Week activities in San Diego.
For base information please call (858) 577-1011.
Click here for a MCAS Miramar Base Map.
For additional Base Information please visit the Official MCAS Miramar Website at http://www.miramar.usmc.mil.
For base information please call (858) 577-1011.
Click here for a MCAS Miramar Base Map.
For additional Base Information please visit the Official MCAS Miramar Website at http://www.miramar.usmc.mil.
Miramar Air Show
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, Navy, Army and Air Force, 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 show is held in October coinciding with Fleet Week activities in San Diego.
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 show is held in October coinciding with Fleet Week activities in San Diego.