Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton

Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton
Munn Field
Part of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Near Oceanside, California in United States
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper light attack helicopter taking off from MCAS Camp Pendleton in 2016
MCAS Camp Pendleton is located in the United States
MCAS Camp Pendleton
MCAS Camp Pendleton
Location in the United States
Coordinates33°18′04″N 117°21′19″W / 33.30111°N 117.35528°W / 33.30111; -117.35528
TypeMarine Corps air station
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUnited States Marine Corps
Controlled by3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.mcaspendleton.marines.mil Edit this at Wikidata
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1942 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Christine M. Houser
GarrisonMarine Aircraft Group 39
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: KNFG, FAA LID: NFG, WMO: 722926
Elevation23.7 metres (78 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 1,830.6 metres (6,006 ft) asphalt
Helipads
Number Length and surface
E2 40.5 metres (133 ft) asphalt
F2 40.5 metres (133 ft) asphalt
P1 41.7 metres (137 ft) asphalt
P2 41.7 metres (137 ft) asphalt
P3 41.7 metres (137 ft) asphalt
P4 41.7 metres (137 ft) asphalt
Other airfield facilitiesHelicopter rinse facility
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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. 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.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) (KNFG)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.