McDonald's in Coronado operates at Hangar Road, Building 207, inside Naval Air Station North Island — the only McDonald's on Coronado Island and one of the few drive-through restaurants accessible to military ID holders on the installation. The NASNI location runs the full McDonald's menu including Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, McNuggets, McFlurries, and the McCafé espresso and cold brew beverage program, though off-base alternatives for specialty coffee include Better Buzz Coffee Coronado at 1305 Orange Avenue. Base access through the main gate on McCain Boulevard is required, limiting the customer base to active-duty service members, dependents, retirees, DoD civilians, and authorized contractors. When all ships are in port, the NASNI base population can swell to 35,000 — a surge that drives significant volume through the drive-through and counter lines at this location, contrasting the walk-in grass-fed burger model at Burger Lounge on the civilian side of Orange Avenue. The franchise processes breakfast, lunch, and dinner across a dual-lane drive-through and indoor counter system, operating extended hours that cover early-morning PT formations through late-night watch rotations on the installation. Active-duty personnel and families stationed at Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado Island drive or walk from the base gate to reach this location, while mainland visitors cross the Coronado Bridge or ride the Coronado Ferry to the island's dining district.