Naval Base Ventura County

Naval Base Ventura County
Located near: Oxnard, California, U.S.
An E-2C Hawkeye flies over NBVC Point Mugu
Coordinates	34°07′13″N 119°07′16″W / 34.12028°N 119.12111°W / 34.12028; -119.12111 (NBVC Point Pugu) (Point Mugu) 34°09′16″N 119°12′39″W / 34.15444°N 119.21083°W / 34.15444; -119.21083 (NBVC Port Hueneme) (Port Hueneme) 33°14′23″N 119°27′29″W / 33.23972°N 119.45806°W / 33.23972; -119.45806 (San Nicolas Island) (San Nicolas Island)
Site information
Controlled by	United States Navy
Site history
Built	1941
In use	2000–present
Garrison information
Past commanders	Captain Lawrence R. Vasquez, USN

Airfield information
IATA: NTD ICAO: KNTD FAA LID: NTD
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	United States Navy
Elevation AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	34°07′13″N 119°07′16″W / 34.12028°N 119.12111°W / 34.12028; -119.12111Coordinates: 34°07′13″N 119°07′16″W / 34.12028°N 119.12111°W / 34.12028; -119.12111
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 11,102 3,384 Asphalt 9/27 5,504 1,678 Asphalt

Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) is a United States Navy base located near Oxnard, California. The base was formed in 2000 through the merger of Naval Air Station Point Mugu and Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme. NBVC is a diverse installation comprising three main facilities—Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island—and serving as an all-in-one mobilization site, deep water port, railhead, and airfield. NBVC supports more than 100 tenant commands with a base population of more than 19,000 personnel, making it the largest employer in Ventura County.

At Point Mugu, NBVC operates two runways and a 36,000-square-mile (93,000 km²) sea test range, anchored by San Nicolas Island. The range allows the military to test and track weapons systems in restricted air- and sea-space without encroaching on civilian air traffic or shipping lanes. The range can be expanded through interagency coordination between the U.S. Navy and the Federal Aviation Administration. Telemetry data can be tracked and recorded using technology housed at San Nicolas Island, Point Mugu and Laguna Peak, a Tier 1 facility also controlled by NBVC.

At Port Hueneme (pronounced "Why-nee-mee"), NBVC operates the only deep-water port between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The port also boasts 16 miles (26 km) of rail with dedicated access for on- and off-loading military freight for the various branches of service. The port is the west coast homeport of the U.S. Navy Seabees and supports the training and mobilization requirements for more than 2,600 active-duty personnel. The port facility is located on the vast agricultural Oxnard Plain, about 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Los Angeles, on the Southern California coast.

At San Nicolas Island (SNI), NBVC operates Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island, which has a 10,002-foot (3,049 m) concrete and asphalt runway capable of accommodating aircraft the size of a C-5 Galaxy. Other facilities on the island include radar tracking instrumentation, electro optical devices, telemetry, communications equipment, missile and target launch areas, as well as personnel support. SNI serves as a launch platform for short and medium missile testing and as an observation facility for missile testing.