Naval Air Station Point Mugu

Naval Base Ventura County Naval Air Station Point Mugu
Characteristics
ICAO code	KNTD
IATA code	NTD
Coordinates	34 ° 7 ′ 13 ″  N , 119 ° 7 ′ 16 ″  W Coordinates: 34 ° 7 ′ 13 ″  N , 119 ° 7 ′ 16 ″  W
Height above MSL	4 m (13  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	80 km northwest of Los Angeles
Local transport	CA 1 approx. 15 km to US 101
Basic data
opening	1940s
operator	United States Navy
Runways
03/21	3384 m × 61 m asphalt
09/27	1677 m × 61 m asphalt

Naval Air Station Point Mugu is the former name of a former rocket launch site and today's military airfield of the US Navy . Point Mugu is located on the west coast of the United States in California near Oxnard , about 80 km west-north-west of Los Angeles . The base has been part of the Naval Base Ventura County together with a neighboring engineer unit since 2000 .

history

Launch system for MQM-8 Vandal target missiles in Point Mugu

The airfield was created during the Second World War. Numerous prototypes of military missiles and sounding rockets have been launched from Point Mugu since 1958 .

Incidents

On May 18, 2011, a Boeing 707 ( aircraft registration number N707AR ) operated by Omega Aerial Refueling Services crashed at 17:25 local time while taking off at the end of the runway. The three crew members were able to save themselves from the aircraft with minor injuries. The plane with 70 tons of fuel burned out completely.

Todays use

Today it is home to the early warning wing of the Pacific Fleet (COMAEWWINGPAC), which is responsible for the West Coast AWACS aircraft E-2C Hawkeye and the RQ-4C Triton drones.

Web links

Commons : Naval Air Station Point Mugu  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Point Mugu in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Planned Crashes at Point Mugu Naval Air Station - NBC report with video of the crash of a Boeing 707 on May 18, 2011
2. ↑ US Navy officially inducts Triton UAV into service, Janes, June 4, 2018