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San Diego, CA (KNKX) Radar
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Nearby radars to KNKX
Every other catalog site within 200 miles, nearest first. These approximate distances are between radar sites; they are not coverage ranges.
- Santa Ana Mountains, California (KSOX)71 miles
- Yuma, Arizona (KYUX)142 miles
- Edwards, California (KEYX)153 miles
- Los Angeles, California (KVTX)160 miles
About KNKX
KNKX is the ICAO code for the radar cataloged at San Diego, California.
- ICAO station code
- KNKX
- Catalog location
- San Diego
- State / territory
- California
- County / area in catalog
- San Diego
- Latitude
- 32.91888°
- Longitude
- -117.04193°
- Catalog elevation
- 1052 feet (321 meters)
- NCDC identifier
- 30001901
- WBAN identifier
- 53115
Station listings and coordinates come from the NWS radar catalog (downloaded ). County/area names, identifiers, and elevations come from NOAA’s station metadata (downloaded ). These catalog snapshots do not report current radar availability. Catalog elevation includes the ground, tower, and feed horn.
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