Marine Corps Air Station New River
USA /
North Carolina /
Jacksonville /
World
/ USA
/ North Carolina
/ Jacksonville
World / United States / North Carolina
airport, military, United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps Air Station New River (ICAO: KNCA, FAA LID: NCA) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter base near Jacksonville, North Carolina. Originally an outlying airfield for USMC training needs at nearby Camp Lejune, MCAS New River came into being with its 1968 recommissioning as Marine Corps Helicopter Air Station.
Today, MCAS New River is the host facility for the following units:
Marine Aircraft Group 26
Marine Aircraft Group 29
Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training
Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Det. B
www.marines.mil/unit/mcasnewriver/Pages/default.aspx
Today, MCAS New River is the host facility for the following units:
Marine Aircraft Group 26
Marine Aircraft Group 29
Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training
Marine Wing Support Squadron 272
Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Det. B
www.marines.mil/unit/mcasnewriver/Pages/default.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_New_River
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°42'28"N 77°26'28"W
- Impact Zone 7.1 km
- Camp Lejeune 16 km
- Onslow Beach 17 km
- Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point 54 km
- Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point 91 km
- BT-11 Piney Island (R-5306A) 95 km
- Dare Bombing Range 183 km
- Long Shoal Naval Ordnance Area 187 km
- Academi Training Facility/USTC 226 km
- Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex 233 km
- Onslow County, North Carolina 4.5 km
- Topsail Island 30 km
- Jones County, North Carolina 34 km
- Game Land State Park 35 km
- Pender County, North Carolina 47 km
- Onslow Bay 52 km
- Duplin County, North Carolina 52 km
- DAK Americas, LLC 71 km
- New Hanover County, North Carolina 77 km
- Brunswick County, North Carolina 103 km