List of United States Navy airfields

This is a list of airfields operated by the United States Navy which are located within the United States and abroad. The US Navy's main airfields are designated as Naval Air Stations or Naval Air Facilities, with Naval Outlying Landing Fields (NOLF) and Naval Auxiliary Landing Fields (NALF) having a support role.

Some airfields are parented by a larger naval installation or are part of a Joint Base operated jointly with another part of the US military.

Active airfields

Naval air stations and other airfields

Active US Navy airfields within the United States
Installation nameAirfield nameLocationStateInstallation emblemParent installationRegionRef.
Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking SandsN/AKauaiHawaiiN/ANavy Region Hawaii[1]
Naval Station Norfolk – Chambers FieldChambers FieldNorfolkVirginia N/ANavy Region Mid-Atlantic[2]
Naval Air Weapons Station China LakeArmitage FieldRidgecrestCaliforniaN/ANavy Region Southwest[3]
Naval Air Station Corpus ChristiTruax FieldCorpus ChristiTexas N/ANavy Region Southeast[4]
Naval Support Facility DahlgrenN/ADahlgrenVirginia Naval Support Activity South PotomacNaval District Washington[5]
Naval Air Facility El CentroVraciu FieldSeeleyCaliforniaN/ANavy Region Southwest[6]
Naval Air Station FallonVan Voorhis FieldFallonNevada N/ANavy Region Southwest[7]
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort WorthCarswell FieldFort WorthTexas N/ANavy Region Southeast[8]
Naval Air Station JacksonvilleTowers FieldJacksonvilleFlorida N/ANavy Region Southeast[9]
Naval Air Station Key WestBoca Chica FieldKey WestFlorida N/ANavy Region Southeast[10]
Naval Air Station KingsvilleN/AKingsvilleTexas N/ANavy Region Southeast[11]
Naval Support Activity LakehurstLakehurst Maxfield FieldLakehurstNew Jersey Joint Base McGuire–Dix–LakehurstNavy Region Mid-Atlantic[12]
Naval Air Station LemooreReeves FieldLemooreCalifornia N/ANavy Region Southwest[13]
Naval Station MayportAdmiral David L. McDonald FieldMayportFlorida N/ANavy Region Southeast[14]
Naval Air Station MeridianMcCain FieldMeridianMississippi N/ANavy Region Southeast[15]
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New OrleansAlvin Callender FieldBelle ChasseLouisiana N/ANavy Region Southeast[16]
Naval Air Station North IslandHalsey FieldSan DiegoCalifornia Naval Base CoronadoNavy Region Southwest[17]
Naval Air Station OceanaApollo Soucek FieldVirginia BeachVirginia N/ANavy Region Mid-Atlantic[18]
Naval Air Station Patuxent RiverTrapnell FieldSt. Mary's CountyMaryland N/ANaval District Washington[19]
Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman FieldPensacolaFloridaN/ANavy Region Southeast[20]
Naval Base Ventura County – Point MuguPoint MuguOxnardCalifornia N/ANavy Region Southwest[21]
Naval Air Facility WashingtonN/ACamp SpringsMaryland Joint Base AndrewsNaval District Washington[22]
Naval Air Station Whidbey IslandAult FieldOak HarborWashington N/ANavy Region Northwest[23]
Naval Air Station Whiting FieldNAS Whiting Field – North and

NAS Whiting Field – South

MiltonFlorida N/ANavy Region Southeast[24]

Outlying and auxiliary landing fields

A naval outlying landing field (NOLF) or naval auxiliary landing field (NALF) is an auxiliary airfield with no based units or aircraft, and minimal facilities. They are used as a low-traffic locations for flight training, without the risks and distractions of other traffic at naval air stations or other large airfields.

Active US Navy outlying landing fields and naval auxiliary landing fields within the United States
Installation nameAirfield nameLocationStateParent installationRegionRef.
Naval Outlying Landing Field BarinN/AFoleyAlabamaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[25]
Naval Outlying Landing Field BrewtonN/ABrewtonAlabamaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[26]
Naval Outlying Landing Field CabanissN/ACorpus ChristiTexasNaval Air Station Corpus ChristiNavy Region Southeast[27]
Naval Outlying Landing Field ChoctawN/AMiltonFloridaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[28]
Naval Outlying Landing Field CoupevilleN/ACoupevilleWashingtonNaval Air Station Whidbey IslandNavy Region Northwest[29]
Naval Auxiliary Landing Field FentressN/AChesapeakeVirginiaNaval Air Station OceanaNavy Region Mid-Atlantic[30]
Naval Outlying Landing Field EvergreenMiddleton FieldEvergreenAlabamaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[31]
Naval Outlying Landing Field GoliadN/ABerclairTexasNaval Air Station Corpus ChristiNavy Region Southeast[32]
Naval Outlying Landing Field HaroldN/AHaroldFloridaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[33]
Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial BeachReam FieldImperial BeachCaliforniaNaval Base CoronadoNavy Region Southwest[34]
Naval Outlying Landing Field Joe WilliamsN/AMeridianMississippiNaval Air Station MeridianNavy Region Southeast[35]
Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Orange GroveN/AOrange GroveTexasNaval Air Station KingsvilleNavy Region Southeast[36]
Naval Outlying Landing Field PaceN/AWallaceFloridaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[37]
Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente IslandFrederick Sherman FieldSan Clemente IslandCaliforniaNaval Base Ventura CountyNavy Region Southwest[38]
Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas IslandN/ASan Nicolas IslandCaliforniaNaval Base Ventura CountyNavy Region Southwest[39]
Naval Outlying Landing Field Santa RosaN/AMiltonFloridaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[40]
Naval Outlying Landing Field Site XN/AJayFloridaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[41]
Naval Outlying Landing Field SpencerN/APaceFloridaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[42]
Naval Outlying Landing Field SummerdaleN/ASummerdaleAlabamaNaval Air Station Whiting FieldNavy Region Southeast[43]
Naval Outlying Landing Field WaldronN/ACorpus ChristiTexasNaval Air Station Corpus ChristiNavy Region Southeast[44]
Naval Outlying Landing Field WebsterN/ASt InigoesMarylandNaval Air Station Patuxent RiverNaval District Washington[45]
Naval Outlying Landing Field WhitehouseN/AJacksonvilleFloridaNaval Air Station JacksonvilleNavy Region Southeast[46]

Overseas airfields

Active US Navy airfields located overseas
Installation nameLocationCountryInstallation emblemHost installationRegionRef.
Camp LemonnierDjibouti City  Djibouti Djibouti–Ambouli International AirportNavy Region Europe, Africa, Central[47]
Naval Air Facility AtsugiKanagawa Prefecture  JapanN/ANavy Region Japan[48]
Naval Support Activity BahrainManama  Bahrain Bahrain International AirportNavy Region Europe, Africa, Central[49]
Naval Support Facility Diego GarciaDiego Garcia  British Indian Ocean Territory N/ANavy Region Japan[50]
Naval Air Facility MisawaAomori Prefecture  JapanMisawa Air BaseNavy Region Japan[51]
Naval Station Guantanamo BayGuantánamo Bay  Cuba N/ANavy Region Southeast[52]
Naval Support Activity NaplesNaples  ItalyNaples International AirportNavy Region Europe, Africa, Central[53]
Naval Station RotaRota  Spain N/ANavy Region Europe, Africa, Central[54]
Naval Air Station SigonellaSicily  Italy N/ANavy Region Europe, Africa, Central[55]
Naval Support Activity Souda BayCrete  GreeceCrete Naval BaseNavy Region Europe, Africa, Central[56]

Former airfields

Naval airfields within the United States

Former US Navy airfields located within the United States
Installation nameLocationStateEnd dateNotesRef.
Naval Air Facility AdakAdakAlaska1997Closed. Transferred to civilian use and became Adak Airport.[57]
Naval Air Station AkronAkronOhio1958Closed. Transferred to civilian use and now Akron Fulton International Airport.[58]
Naval Air Station AlamedaAlamedaCalifornia1997Closed. Transferred to City of Alameda for redevelopment as Alameda Point.[59]
Naval Air Station AlbanyAlbanyGeorgia1974Closed. Redeveloped as a brewery in 1979 by Miller Brewing Company.
Naval Air Station AtlantaAtlantaGeorgia2009Realigned to the Georgia Army National Guard as General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center[60]
Naval Air Station Banana RiverCocoa BeachFlorida1947Realigned to the US Air Force as Patrick Air Force Base and then transferred to the US Space Force as Patrick Space Force Base in 2020.[61]
Naval Air Station Barbers PointBarbers PointHawaiiRealigned to US Coast Guard to become CGAS Barbers Point.
Naval Air Station Bay ShoreBay ShoreNew York1918[62][63][64]
Naval Air Station BrunswickBrunswickMaine
Naval Air Station Cecil FieldJacksonvilleFloridaNow Cecil Airport with tenant Coast Guard Air Facility Jacksonville and Florida Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility #1
Naval Air Station Chase FieldBeevilleTexasNow Chase Industrial Park, an uncontrolled airfield primarily supporting Sikorsky Support Services, Inc.; portion of former base under the control of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operates the Edmundo Mireles Training Academy, as well as two functional prisons on-site)[citation needed]
Naval Air Station ChathamChathamMassachusetts
Naval Air Station ColumbusColumbusOhioNow John Glenn Columbus International Airport
Naval Air Station DallasDallasTexas
Naval Air Station Daytona BeachDaytona BeachFloridaNow Daytona Beach International Airport
Naval Air Station DeLandDeLandFloridaNow DeLand Municipal Airport
Naval Air Station DenverAuroraColoradoInitially realigned as Buckley ANGB, now Buckley Space Force Base
Naval Air Station Ellyson FieldPensacolaFlorida
Naval Air Station Fort LauderdaleFort LauderdaleFloridaNow Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Naval Air Station GlenviewGlenviewIllinois
Naval Air Station GlyncoBrunswickGeorgiaNow Brunswick Golden Isles Airport
Naval Air Station Greenbury PointAnnapolisMaryland1917Became US Naval Radio Station NSS Annapolis
Naval Air Station Green Cove SpringsGreen Cove SpringsFloridaNow Reynolds Airpark Airport
Naval Air Station Grosse IleGrosse IleMichiganNow Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Naval Air Station HitchcockHitchcockTexas
Naval Air Station HutchinsonHutchinsonKansasInitially realigned to the US Air Force and Kansas Air National Guard as Hutchinson Air National Guard Base, now Sunflower Aerodrome Gliderport
Naval Air Station Kaneohe BayKaneoheHawaiiRealigned to US Marine Corps as MCAS Kaneohe Bay
Naval Air Station KingsleyKlamath FallsOregonRealigned to the US Air Force and then to the Oregon Air National Guard as Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base
Naval Air Station KodiakKodiakAlaskaRealigned as Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak; also functions as Kodiak Airport
Naval Air Station LincolnLincolnNebraskaRealigned as Lincoln Air National Guard Base and co-located Lincoln Airport
Naval Air Station Litchfield ParkLitchfield ParkArizonaNow Phoenix Goodyear Airport
Naval Air Station Los AlamitosLos AlamitosCaliforniaRealigned to US Army Reserve as Los Alamitos AAF
Naval Air Station MayportMayportFloridaRealigned as Naval Station Mayport/Admiral David L. McDonald Field[65]


Naval Air Station MelbourneMelbourneFloridaNow Melbourne International Airport
Naval Air Station MiamiOpa LockaFloridaRealigned as MCAS Miami, then as Coast Guard Air Station Miami as a tenant of Opa-Locka Airport
Naval Air Station MiramarSan DiegoCaliforniaRealigned to US Marine Corps as MCAS Miramar
Naval Air Station Moffett FieldMountain ViewCaliforniaTransferred to NASA and redesignated as Moffett Federal Airfield for NASA and the California Air National Guard.
Naval Air Station MontaukMontaukNew York[66]
Naval Air Station New YorkBrooklynNew York1971Realigned as CGAS New York, closed 1999
Naval Air Station Niagara FallsNiagaraNew YorkRealigned to Air Force Reserve Command and the New York Air National Guard and realigned as Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
Naval Air Station PascoPascoWashington
Naval Air Station Pu'unenePu'uneneHawaii1947
Naval Air Station NorfolkNorfolkVirginiaRealigned as Naval Station Norfolk / Chambers Field
Naval Air Station OaklandOaklandCalifornia
Naval Air Station OlatheGardnerKansasNow New Century AirCenter
Naval Air Station Quonset PointNorth KingstownRhode IslandRealigned as Quonset State Airport with Quonset Point ANGB of the Rhode Island Air National Guard and Quonset Point Army Aviation Support Facility
Naval Air Station RichmondRichmond WestFlorida
Naval Air Station RockawayRockaway BeachNew York[66]
Naval Air Station Santa AnaTustinCaliforniaRealigned as Marine Corps Air Station Tustin
Naval Air Station St. LouisSt. LouisMissouriRrealigned as Lambert/St. Louis ANGB, a tenant of St. Louis International Airport/Lambert Field
Naval Air Station St. SimonsBrunswickGeorgia
Naval Air Station Sand PointSand PointWashington
Naval Air Station SanfordSanfordFlorida1968Now Orlando Sanford International Airport
Naval Air Station Saufley FieldPensacolaFloridaRealigned as Naval Outlying Landing Field Saufley and Naval Education and Training Program Development Center Saufley Field
Naval Air Station South WeymouthWeymouthMassachusetts
Naval Air Station SquantumQuincyMassachusetts
Naval Air Station TillamookTillamookOregonNow Tillamook Airport
Naval Air Station Twin CitiesMinneapolisMinnesotaRealigned to the Air Force Reserve and Minnesota Air National Guard as Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station with Naval Air Reserve Center (now Navy Operational Support Center) Twin Cities as tenant command
Naval Air Station Vero BeachVero BeachFloridaNow Vero Beach Municipal Airport
Naval Air Station WeeksvilleElizabeth CityNorth Carolina
Naval Air Station WildwoodRio GrandeNew JerseyNow Cape May Airport
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow GroveHorsham TownshipPennsylvaniaRealigned as Horsham Air Guard Station, later renamed Biddle Air National Guard Base

Former overseas airfields

Former US Navy airfields located overseas
Installation nameLocationCountryHost installationClosedNotesRef.
Naval Air Station Aber Wrac'hAber Wrac'h  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station AganaAgana  Guam
Naval Air Station ArcachonArcachon  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station ArgentiaArgentia  Dominion of NewfoundlandNaval Station Argentia1994
Naval Air Station and Naval Operating Base BermudaSouthampton Parish  Bermuda1970
Naval Air Station BermudaSt. David's Island  Bermuda1995Former Kindley Air Force Base
Naval Air Station BolsenaBolsena  Italy
Naval Air Station BrestBrest  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station BerehavenCounty Cork  Ireland1918[66]
Naval Air Station Coco SoloCativá  Panama[66]
Naval Air Station Cubi PointBataan  PhilippinesNaval Base Subic Bay
Naval Air Station DunkirkDunkirk  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station EastleighHampshire  United Kingdom1918[66]
Naval Air Station HalifaxNova Scotia  Canada1918[66]
Naval Air Station Île-TudyBrittany  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station IwakuniYamaguchi Prefecture  JapanTransferred to US Marine Corps and realigned as Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.[citation needed]
Naval Air Facility KadenaOkinawa Prefecture  JapanKadena Air Base
Naval Air Station KeflavikKeflavik  IcelandKeflavik International Airport
Naval Air Station KillingholmeLincolnshire  United KingdomRNAS Killingholme1918[66]
Naval Air Station Le CroisicLe Croisic  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station Lough FoyleLough Foyle  United Kingdom1918[66]
Naval Air Station MidwayMidway Atoll  United States Minor Outlying Islands
Naval Air Facility MildenhallSuffolk  United KingdomRAF Mildenhall
Naval Air Station MoutchicLacanau  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station PaimbœufPaimbœuf  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station PauillacPauillac  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station Port LyauteyKenitra  Morocco
Naval Air Station North SydneyNova Scotia  Canada1918[66]
Naval Air Station Porto CorsiniRavenna  Italy1918[66]
Naval Air Station QueenstownCounty Cork  Ireland1918[66]
Naval Air Station Saint-TrojanSaint-Trojan  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station Sangley PointSangley Point  PhilippinesCavite Navy Yard1971
Naval Air Station TréguierBrittany  France1918[66]
Naval Air Station WexfordCounty Wexford  Ireland1919
Naval Air Station Whiddy IslandCounty Cork  Ireland1918[66]

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