MCAS Beaufort (Beaufort, South Carolina)

USA / South Carolina / Burton / Beaufort, South Carolina
 military airbase, military, United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort (IATA: BFT[3], ICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC) is a United States Marine Corps air base located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Beaufort, a city in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. About 4200 personnel serve at the station and it is home to six F/A-18 Hornet squadrons including one Navy squadron.

MCAS Beaufort hosts all active duty USMC F/A-18 air operations on the East Coast assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 31, whose is to conduct anti-air-warfare and offensive air support operations in support of Fleet Marine Forces from advanced bases, expeditionary airfields, or aircraft carriers and conduct such other air operations as may be directed.

Order of battle

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron

Marine Aircraft Group 31
Comprises 6 Squadrons of F/A-18 jet fighter aircraft.

Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Detachment "A"
Combat Logistics Company 23
Strike Fighter Squadron 86

Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 3941 x 150 ft. / 1201 x 46 m
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: 12202 x 200 ft. / 3719 x 61 m
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: 7999 x 200 ft. / 2438 x 61 m

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
P.O. Box 55001, Beaufort, SC 29904-5001
Duty: 843-228-7121

www.marines.mil/unit/2ndMAW/mag31/Pages/default.aspx
www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/beaufort.htm
maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=32.47063276~-80.72556...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Beaufort
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   32°28'30"N   80°42'52"W

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  • During an Air Show on Apr. 21, 2007. A U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet crashed during the air show. It's sad to hear the pilot died from the crash.
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