Camp Pendleton Mcas (munn Field) Airport

Coordinates: 33°18′04″N 117°21′19″W / 33.30111°N 117.35528°W

Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton or MCAS Camp Pendleton (ICAO: KNFG, FAA LID: NFG) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to Marine Aircraft Group 39. The airfield is also known as Munn Field in honor of Lieutenant General John C. "Toby" Munn, the first Marine Aviator to serve as the Commanding General of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

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History

On September 25, 1942, the area presently known as Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, California was designated an auxiliary landing field and served as a sub-unit of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The airfield was 6,000 ft by 400 ft and began operating in November 1942. In February 1944, it became an Outlying Field (OLF) to Marine Corps Auxiliary Field Gillespie and it was during this time that the first squadrons were actually assigned to the field. Among the first squadrons were VMO-5, VMF-323 and VMF-471. In September 1944, the field was designated as a permanent establishment. In 1945, due to overcrowding at Marine Corps Air Station El Centro, Marine Aircraft Group 35 began parking its spare transport planes at the field as well.

During the early 1950s, the airfield was used for the filming of The Flying Leathernecks starring John Wayne.

Marine Observation Squadron TWO (VMO-2), a composite squadron consisting of both OV-10 Bronco fixed-wing aircraft and UH-1 Huey helicopters, was establsihed in the late 1960s and was the first squadron stationed at the airfield following World War II.

Through the years, aviation began to play an increasing role in Marine Corps tactics, creating a need for modern facilities. To meet this need, the auxiliary landing field was re-designated a Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) on September 1, 1978 serving as home to Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39). Since 1978, the Group expanded to a strength of four tactical helicopter squadrons, one helicopter training squadron, one observation squadron, and an aviation logistics squadron. This increase in aircraft and personnel established once again the need for improved facilities.

On March 13, 1985, MCAF Pendleton was re-designated as Marine Corps Air Station effective April 1, 1985. Today, the Air Station supports over 180 helicopters assigned to MAG-39, Marine Aircraft Group 46 Detachment A, and a wide variety of other Marine Corps units and visiting aircraft from other branches of the Armed Forces. The closure of MCAS Tustin and MCAS El Toro were a result of Base Realignment and Closure legislation which saw MCAS Camp Pendleton expand its facilities again to support three additional helicopter squadrons. The first medium lift helicopter squadron joined MAG-39 in January 1999, and the final one came in June of that same year.

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2006-06-08
Airport Identifier:	NFG
Longitude/Latitude:	117-21-18.6000W/33-18-04.8000N -117.355167/33.301333 (Estimated)
Elevation:	78 ft / 23.77 m (Estimated)
Land:	0 acres
From nearest city:	6 nautical miles N of Oceanside, CA
Location:	San Diego County, CA
Magnetic Variation:	14E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Navy owned
Owner:	Us Navy
Address:	Oceanographic Ofc - Code 3142 Washington, DC 20373
Address:

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Private
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	Yes
Attendance Schedule:	ALL/MON AND FRI/1600-0100Z++,ALL/TUE THRU THU/1600-0700Z (DT 1500-0700Z) CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL. FREQ OPR HR MOD, CK NOTAM. MCAS FLT CLNC MANNED 1 HR PRIOR OPR HR DSN 365-8016/3804, C760-725-8016/3804. HI DENSITY TFC IN CLASS D AIRSPACE 1900-2300Z++, TENANT ACFT HAVE PRIORITY FOR LCL PAT OPR. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT
Lighting Schedule:	DUSK-DAWN
Beacon Color:	Split-Clear-Green (lighted military airport)
Sectional chart:	Los Angeles
Region:	AWP - Western-Pacific
Boundary ARTCC:	ZLA - Los Angeles
Tie-in FSS:	SAN - San Diego
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Phone:	858-277-7043
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	NFG (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

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General Info
Country	United States
State	CALIFORNIA
FAA ID	NFG
Latitude	33-18-05.118N
Longitude	117-21-18.139W
Elevation	73 feet
Near City	OCEANSIDE

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