Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay

Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay
Marion E. Carl Field
Part of Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Near Kaneohe, Hawaii in the United States
An aerial view of MCAS Kaneohe Bay during an airshow in 2010.
MCAS Kaneohe Bay Location in Hawaii
Coordinates	21°26′45″N 157°46′11″W / 21.44583°N 157.76972°W / 21.44583; -157.76972
Type	Marine Corps Air Station
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Marine Corps
Controlled by	Marine Corps Installations – Pacific
Condition	Operational
Website	www.mcbhawaii.marines.mil
Site history
Built	1939 (1939)
In use	1939 – 1949 (US Navy) 1952 – present (US Marine Corps)
Garrison information
Current commander	Lieutenant Colonel Tyler J. Holland
Garrison	Marine Aircraft Group 24
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: NGF, ICAO: PHNG, FAA LID: NGF, WMO: 911760
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 4/22 2,369 metres (7,772 ft) Asphalt
Source: Airnav.com[1]
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Official name	Kaneohe Naval Air Station
Designated	28 May 1987
Reference no.	87001299[2]
Period	1900–
Area of significance	Military

Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay or MCAS Kaneohe Bay (IATA: NGF, ICAO: PHNG, FAA LID: NGF) is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) airfield located within the Marine Corps Base Hawaii complex, formerly known as Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Kaneohe Bay or Naval Air Station (NAS) Kaneohe Bay.^[3] It is located two miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of Kaneohe, in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. The airfield has one runway (4/22) with a 7,771 x 200 ft (2,369 x 61 m) asphalt surface.^[4]