Marine Corps Air Station New River
| Marine Corps Air Station New River | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | KNCA |
| IATA code | - |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 8 m (26 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 6 km northeast of Havelock |
| Street | Interstate 40 , NC 17 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1943 |
| operator | United States Marine Corps |
| Runways | |
| 1/19 | 1460 m of asphalt |
| 5/23 | 1559 m of asphalt |
Marine Corps Air Station New River (MCAS New River) is a heliport of the United States Marine Corps near the city of Jacksonville in Onslow County in the state of North Carolina in the Southeastern United States . MCAS was founded in 1943 and since 1972 it has been named McCutcheon Field in honor of Brigadier General Keith B. McCutcheon , who has made a name for himself in the development of helicopter-based air transport in the Marine Corps. This base is the only one on which the MV-22 Osprey , a helicopter of the latest generation, is stationed, and training squadrons from both the Marines and the US Air Force are also based here.
MCAS New River , as well as Marine Corps Base Camp Roy S. Geiger and Marine Corps Base Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, are part of the overall complex of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune .
Stationed units
- Marine Aircraft Group 26
- Marine Aircraft Group 29
- Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training
- Marine Wing Support Squadron 272nd
- Marine Air Control Squadron 2nd
- 360th Training Squadron OL-B (USAF)