Naval Air Station South Weymouth

Naval Air Station South Weymouth
NAS South Weymouth in 2006
IATA: NZW[1] ICAO: KNZW FAA LID: NZW
Summary
Airport type	Military: naval air station
Operator	United States Navy
Location	Weymouth, Rockland, and Abington, Massachusetts
Built	1941–1942
In use	(NAS) 1942–1945, (NAF/NAPS) 1945–1949, (ALF) 1949–1953, (NAS) 1953–1997
Occupants	Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard
Elevation AMSL	148 ft / 45 m
Coordinates	42°08′55″N 070°56′23″W / 42.14861°N 70.93972°W / 42.14861; -70.93972
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 7,000 2,129 Asphalt/concrete 08/26 6,000 1,829 Asphalt/concrete 02/20 5,000 1,520 Asphalt/concrete
Closed to all aviation traffic

Naval Air Station South Weymouth was an operational United States Navy airfield from 1942 to 1997 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. It was first established as a regular Navy blimp base during World War II. During the postwar era the base became part of the Naval Air Reserve Training Command, hosting a variety of Navy and Marine Corps reserve aircraft squadrons and other types of reserve units. Like most BRAC sites, environmental contamination was detected in 1986, and since 1993 numerous remedies and long term monitoring of ground water are in place. Since 2005, over 600 acres have been transferred to the affected towns for reuse, and in 2011 the Navy signed a $25 million contract to transfer its remaining land.