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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
US Marine Corps base in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | |||||||||
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Merritt Field | |||||||||
Near Beaufort, South Carolina in the United States | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°28′38″N 080°43′23″W | ||||||||
Type | Marine Corps air station | ||||||||
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Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Marine Corps | ||||||||
Controlled by | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Website | www![]() | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1943 (1943) (as Naval Air Station Beaufort) | ||||||||
In use | 1943 – 1946 and 1956 – 1960 (US Navy) 1960 – present (US Marine Corps) | ||||||||
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Current commander | Colonel Mark D. Bortnem | ||||||||
Garrison | Marine Aircraft Group 31 | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC, WMO: 722085 | ||||||||
Elevation | 11.2 metres (37 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Other airfield facilities | 5x V/STOL pads and 1x simulated landing helicopter dock | ||||||||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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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.