Cherry Point MCAS

MCAS Cherry Point Cunningham Field
MCAS Cherry Point insignia
IATA: none ICAO: KNKT FAA LID: NKT
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	United States Marine Corps
Location	Havelock, North Carolina
Built	1942
In use	May 20, 1942 - present
Commander	Col. Todd W. Ferry
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5L/23R 8,491 2,588 Asphalt 5R/23L 8,188 2,946 Asphalt 14L/32R 8,984 2,739 Asphalt 14R/32L 8,399 2,560 Asphalt
Sources: Official website and FAA

Coordinates: 34°54′03″N 076°52′51″W / 34.90083°N 76.88083°W / 34.90083; -76.88083

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point(*34°54′03″N 76°52′51″W / 34.9009°N 76.8807°W / 34.9009; -76.8807) (ICAO: KNKT, FAA LID: NKT) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, USA, in the eastern part of the state. It was built in 1941, and was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

MCAS Cherry Point also maintains a satellite field at MCALF Bogue, in Bogue, North Carolina, as well as an outlying airfield at Marine Corps Outlying Field (MCOLF) Atlantic in Atlantic, NC. Several former outlying landing fields have been converted to regional airports, such as MCOF Greenville, MCAA Kinston, and MCOF New Bern.