| Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | |||||||||
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Merritt Field | |||||||||
| Near Beaufort, South Carolina in the United States | |||||||||
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  MCAS Beaufort Location in the United States | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°28′38″N 080°43′23″W / 32.47722°N 80.72306°W | ||||||||
| Type | Marine Corps air station | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Marine Corps | ||||||||
| Controlled by | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943 (as Naval Air Station Beaufort) | ||||||||
| In use | 1943 – 1946 and 1956 – 1960 (US Navy) 1960 – present (US Marine Corps) | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| 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] | |||||||||
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort (ICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC) is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) air base located 5 kilometers (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 kilometers (6.2 mi) southeast of MCAS Beaufort.
- ^ "(NBC) BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD". Federal Aviation Administration. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Aviation Safety Network: IATA: BFT, ICAO: KARW