Naval Air Station Lemoore

Naval Air Station Lemoore
Reeves Field
Near Lemoore, California in the United States
Two US Navy F-35C Lightning II from VFA-101 fly in formation over NAS Lemoore with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets of VFA-122 during 2015.
NAS Lemoore is located in the United States
NAS Lemoore
NAS Lemoore
Location in the United States
Coordinates36°19′59″N 119°57′07″W / 36.33306°N 119.95194°W / 36.33306; -119.95194
TypeNaval Air Station (Master jet base)
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Navy
Controlled byNavy Region Southwest
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1961 (1961)
In use1961 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Captain Douglas M. Peterson
GarrisonStrike Fighter Wing Pacific
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: NLC, ICAO: KNLC, FAA LID: NLC, WMO: 747020
Elevation65.2 meters (214 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
14L/32R 4,115.4 meters (13,502 ft) Concrete
14R/32L 4,115.1 meters (13,501 ft) Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Naval Air Station Lemoore or NAS Lemoore (IATA: NLC, ICAO: KNLC, FAA LID: NLC) is a United States Navy base, located in Kings County and Fresno County, California, United States. Lemoore Station, a census-designated place, is located inside the base's borders.[2]

NAS Lemoore is the Navy's newest and largest master jet base. Strike Fighter Wing Pacific, along with its associated squadrons, is home ported there.

NAS Lemoore also hosts four carrier air wings: Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2), Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11), and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17).[3]

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for NLC PDF
  2. ^ "Naval Air Station Lemoore". www.cnic.navy.mil.
  3. ^ "Home". www.csfwp.navy.mil.