Naval Air Station Fallon

Naval Air Station Fallon
Van Voorhis Field
Near Fallon, Nevada in the United States
NAS Fallon is located in the United States
NAS Fallon
NAS Fallon
Location in the United States
Coordinates39°25′30″N 118°42′10″W / 39.42500°N 118.70278°W / 39.42500; -118.70278
TypeNaval air station
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Navy
Controlled byNavy Region Southwest
ConditionOperational
Websitecnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrsw/installations/nas_fallon
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1942 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Captain Shane P. Tanner
GarrisonNaval Aviation Warfighting Development Center
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: NFL, ICAO: KNFL, FAA LID: NFL, WMO: 692364
Elevation1,199.3 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.