Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress
Airport in Chesapeake, Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress (ICAO: KNFE, FAA LID: NFE) is a military use airport located in Chesapeake, Virginia. This military airport is owned by the U.S. Navy and is under the operational control of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The airfield primarily supports day and night Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations by US Navy and US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet, and US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, E-2 Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound aircraft based in Virginia and the Carolinas.[1]
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | U.S. Navy | ||||||||||
Location | Chesapeake, Virginia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°41′31″N 076°08′04″W | ||||||||||
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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned NFE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]