Information of Diego Garcia Tracking Station

Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory

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FJDG
NKW

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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:FJDG
Airport IATA Code:NKW
Longitude/Latitude:E 072° 24' 39.92"/S 07° 18' 47.76"
72.411089/-7.313267
Elevation:9 ft / 2.74 m
Location:Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Magnetic Variation:W 7°35.5' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC+6DT

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Air/Ground A/G VOICE13254 K
Approach Control APP134.1 M249.525 M
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS282.0 M
Ground Control Approach GND118.4 M299.6 M
Operations AMC OPS128.0 M
Pilot To Metro Service PMSV METRO344.6 M
Tower TWR340.2 M126.2 M360.2 M

Communication Remarks

  • Operations - Air Mobility Con Cntr email 715AMOG.CP@DIEGO.AF.MIL
  • Pilot To Metro Service - USB

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimension:12003 x 200 ft / 3658.5 x 61.0 m
Surface:Concrete.
  Runway 13 Runway 31
Longitude:72.396997 / E 072° 23' 49.19"72.425183 / E 072° 25' 30.66"
Latitude:-7.304572 / S 07° 18' 16.46"-7.321964 / S 07° 19' 19.07"
End Elevation:9.0 ft9.0 ft
Alignment:130.0310.0
Slope:0.00.0
Touchdown Zone Elev.:9.09.0
Lighting System 1:Sequenced Flashing LightsSequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3:SALS or SALSFSALS or SALSF
Lighting System 4:VASI - Visual Approach Slope IndicatorVASI - Visual Approach Slope Indicator
Lighting System 5:OLS - Optical landing SystemOLS - Optical landing System

Remarks

A-GEAR - E-28 rqr 20 min ntc for rigging.
Caution - Bird act both sides of rwy. Exp mod to severe bird act 1 hr prior to and aft SR or SS. The islands at mouth of lagoon are designated Nature Reserves, do not fly blw 2000' wi 3 NM unless estab on FNA crs or on dep instr. Ant fld lctd 170 7
Caution - NM fr TACAN. Hi ant 200' lctd 334 4.0 NM fr TACAN. Potential exists for hydroplaning dur hvy rain.
Fluid - LOX not avbl.
Fuel - J5 - USAF crews should review JP-5 opr pro prior to use;
Miscellanouis - Flt plans shall be filed 4 hr in advance due to msg tfc relay delay. Acft terminating FJDG plan fuel for min one hr holding dur periods of hvy rain. Twr has no radar capability and provides no IFR separation. Ctc apch for advsy within 200 N
Miscellanouis - M, FL 245 and below. Dur an emerg the parallel twy can be used as an altn ldg sfc. NSF billeting C011-246-370-4830, DSN 315-370-4830, billet14@dg.navy.mil.
Operating Hours - Opr 0100Z Mon-1759Z Fri; clsd Sat and Sun. Exceptions possible for AMC channel flt maint/wx delays, theater ops support, sponsored trng exercises, and contingencies with PPR.
Restricted - PPR, OFFL BUS ONLY. 72 hr PN rqr for all acft exc AMC MISSION tfc. DSN 315-370-3322/3301, C011-246-370-3322/3301. Email: nsfdg.atc@dg.navy.mil. After hrs DSN 315-370-4120/4121, C011-246-370-4120/4121. DSN fax 315-370-3206, Fax C011-246-370
Restricted - -3206. Msg address: NAVSUPPFAC DIEGO GARCIA//3//. AFTN address KJDGYXYX.
Traffic Pattern - Max copter alt in the tfc pat 500 ft. initial and break alt 1500 ft, pat alt 1000'.
Transit Alert - No tran maint avbl. No qualified pers for fueling/svcg of non AMC acft. Tran aircrews provide publications and supervise svcg.

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