Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay
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Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay or MCAS Kaneohe Bay (IATA: NGF, ICAO: PHNG, FAA LID: NGF) is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) airfield located within the Marine Corps Base Hawaii complex, formerly known as Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Kaneohe Bay or Naval Air Station (NAS) Kaneohe Bay.[3] It is located two miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of Kaneohe, in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. The airfield has one runway (4/22) with a 7,771 x 200 ft (2,369 x 61 m) asphalt surface.[4]
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Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay | |||||||
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Marion E. Carl Field | |||||||
Part of Marine Corps Base Hawaii | |||||||
Near Kaneohe, Hawaii in the United States | |||||||
Coordinates | 21°26′45″N 157°46′11″W | ||||||
Type | Marine Corps Air Station | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
Operator | US Marine Corps | ||||||
Controlled by | Marine Corps Installations – Pacific | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Website | www.mcbhawaii.marines.mil | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1939 (1939) | ||||||
In use | 1939 – 1949 (US Navy) 1952 – present (US Marine Corps) | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Tyler J. Holland | ||||||
Garrison | Marine Aircraft Group 24 | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: NGF, ICAO: PHNG, FAA LID: NGF, WMO: 911760 | ||||||
Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: Airnav.com[1] | |||||||
Official name | Kaneohe Naval Air Station | ||||||
Designated | 28 May 1987 | ||||||
Reference no. | 87001299[2] | ||||||
Period | 1900– | ||||||
Area of significance | Military | ||||||
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