Inside SOCAL TRACON...

Inside the busiest TRACON in the world.  We went down to MCAS Miramar near San Diego and took a tour along with fellow AOPA pilots.  SOCAL TRACON handles one of the most congested airspace in the world including Arrivals and Departures for LAX, Ontario, San Diego, Santa Ana, Long Beach, Burbank, and everything in-between.  After the Power Point presentation, you get broken up into your home airports sectors, plug in a headset' and sit beside a controller and watch them work.  You can even go to the training room, and "pretend" to be a controller in their simulators, and get a real feel of what it's like.  It's truly amazing what they do.  They are very calm, professional, and do an awesome job. 



Training consoles in the simulator room


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  1. AnonymousJune 7, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    Not sure how old this post is, but just to let you know... it is called Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS Miramar)
    not naval. Ran by Marines, not sailors.

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    1. AnonymousApril 20, 2014 at 2:45 PM

      Marines...who all work in the Department of the Navy and report to a sailor known as the Secretary of the Navy. ;-)

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2016 at 4:38 PM

      Although the Marine Corps and Navy both report to the same civilian Secretary, otherwise they are separate organizations and Marine Corps bases are not Naval bases. Operationally, Marines (and Sailors) report to their Combatant Commands which report directly to the President - the Secretary of the Navy is not even in the chain.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    It's clearly from a while ago when NAS Miramar was indeed staffed by Sailors and hosted the TopGun Squadrons.

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