Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NOLF IB) is located in Imperial Beach and occupies a little over 1,200 acres of beautiful Southern California terrain. “The Helicopter Capital of the World” is the only exclusive-use Naval helicopter airfield on the West Coast. Locals still refer to it as “Ream Field,” the name it was given while it was in the Army’s possession during the early 1900s. The landing field is primarily used for “touch-and-go landing” training, and falls under the command of Naval Air Station North Island in nearby Coronado. Over 40 percent of the Navy’s helicopter pilots train at NOLF IB!

NOLF IB is a part of the South Bay community, between Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. It’s nine miles south of the City of San Diego and is connected to Coronado by the Silver Strand Beach and Causeway. Almost half of NOLF’s 1,100 acres is a part of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, a haven for several endangered birds.