Marine Corps Air Station New River

Marine Corps Air Station New River
McCutcheon Field
Near Jacksonville, North Carolina in the United States
CH-53E Super Stallion and MV-22B Osprey aircraft on the flight-line at MCAS New River.
MCAS New River is located in the United States
MCAS New River
MCAS New River
Location in the United States
Coordinates34°42′26″N 077°26′43″W / 34.70722°N 77.44528°W / 34.70722; -77.44528
TypeMarine Corps Air Station
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Marine Corps
Controlled byMarine Corps Installations – East
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.newriver.marines.mil Edit this at Wikidata
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In use1943 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Garth W. Burnett
Garrison2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: KNCA, FAA LID: NCA, WMO: 723096
Elevation7.9 metres (26 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
5/23 1,562.7 metres (5,127 ft) Asphalt
1/19 1,459.6 metres (4,789 ft) Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Marine Corps Air Station New River (ICAO: KNCA, FAA LID: NCA) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter and tilt-rotor base in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in the eastern part of the state. In 1972, the airfield was named McCutcheon Field for General Keith B. McCutcheon, one of the fathers of Marine Corps helicopter aviation.[2] Near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, it shares some facilities with Camp Geiger.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – New River MCAS Mc Cutcheon Fld (KNCA)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Field Named For McCutcheon" (PDF). Naval Aviation News. Washington D.C.: Naval Historical Center. September 1972. p. 42. Retrieved 1 August 2021.