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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Merritt Field
Near Beaufort, South Carolina in the United States
A US Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II of VMFAT-501 at MCAS Beaufort
MCAS Beaufort is located in the United States
MCAS Beaufort
MCAS Beaufort
Location in the United States
Coordinates32°28′38″N 080°43′23″W / 32.47722°N 80.72306°W / 32.47722; -80.72306
TypeMarine Corps air station
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Marine Corps
Controlled by2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.beaufort.marines.mil Edit this at Wikidata
Site history
Built1943 (1943) (as Naval Air Station Beaufort)
In use1943 – 1946 and 1956 – 1960 (US Navy)
1960 – present (US Marine Corps)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Mark D. Bortnem
GarrisonMarine Aircraft Group 31
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC, WMO: 722085
Elevation11.2 metres (37 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 3,719.1 metres (12,202 ft) porous European mix
14/32 2,438.7 metres (8,001 ft) porous European mix
Other airfield facilities5x V/STOL pads and 1x simulated landing helicopter dock
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort (ICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC) is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) air base located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the central business district of Beaufort, a city in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. About 4,700 personnel serve at the station, and it is home to four Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter-attack squadrons and one F-35B Lighting II training squadron.

Beaufort is served by the Beaufort County Airport (IATA: BFT[2], ICAO: KARW, FAA LID: ARW), located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of MCAS Beaufort.

  1. ^ "(NBC) BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD". Federal Aviation Administration. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ Aviation Safety Network: IATA: BFT, ICAO: KARW

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