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Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Nantucket
Nantucket, Massachusetts in United States
Coordinates41°15′10″N 70°03′32″W / 41.25278°N 70.05889°W / 41.25278; -70.05889
Site information
OwnerUnited States Department of Defense
OperatorUnited States Navy
Open to
the public
No
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1945 (1945)
FateTurned over to civilian use
Battles/warsWorld War II
Airfield information
Elevation13 metres (43 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
6/24 1,219 metres (3,999 ft) Asphalt
15/33 1,219 metres (3,999 ft) Asphalt

Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Nantucket was a United States Navy facility located in Nantucket, Massachusetts operational from 1942 to 1945. It existed as an auxiliary air facility of Naval Air Station Quonset Point.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Naval Air Bases, Coast Guard Bases, Military & Auxiliary Air Fields 1923-1945". Massachusetts Aviation Historical Society. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Early Aviation on Nantucket". Nantuckeet Historical Association. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

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