Naval Air Station Fallon

Naval Air Station Fallon
Van Voorhis Field
Near Fallon, Nevada in the United States
A US Navy F-16A Fighting Falcon of the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center based at NAS Fallon
NAS Fallon Location in the United States
Coordinates	39°25′30″N 118°42′10″W / 39.42500°N 118.70278°W / 39.42500; -118.70278
Type	Naval air station
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Navy
Controlled by	Navy Region Southwest
Condition	Operational
Website	cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrsw/installations/nas_fallon
Site history
Built	1942 (1942)
In use	1942 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Captain Shane P. Tanner
Garrison	Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: NFL, ICAO: KNFL, FAA LID: NFL, WMO: 692364
Elevation	1,199.3 metres (3,935 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 13R/31L 4,267.5 metres (14,001 ft) asphalt 13L/31R 3,375.9 metres (11,076 ft) concrete 7/25 2,134.2 metres (7,002 ft) asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon (IATA: NFL, ICAO: KNFL, FAA LID: NFL) is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon, east of Reno in western Nevada. Since 1996, it has been home to the U.S. Navy-Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) taking over from the former NAS Miramar, California, and the surrounding area contains 240,000 acres (97,000 ha) of bombing and electronic warfare ranges. It is also home to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC), which includes TOPGUN, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS) and the Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School. Navy SEAL Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training also takes place there.

The airfield is named Van Voorhis Field in honor of Commander Bruce Van Voorhis (1908–1943) who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.