Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress

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]

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]

Facilities

Fentress NALF has one operational runway designated Runway 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,004 by 175 feet (2,440 x 53 m).^[1] Four additional shorter paved runways dating from the airfield's original construction during World War II are located in the airfield's northern quadrant. These additional runways are closed to aircraft. On 5 July 2011, it was announced that NALF Fentress would close in January 2012 for 9 months for major repairs. Touch and go maneuvers would move to Naval Air Station Oceana and Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field.^[3] As of 15 October 2012 the airfield was reopened.

Encroachment issues

At the end of June 2014 the Chesapeake City Council voted unanimously to use city and state funds, who plan to put up about $1 million each, to buy property near the Fentress Naval airport in order to prevent encroachment onto the airfield.^[4] This is similar to a program of Virginia Beach, Virginia and the state of Virginia regarding Naval Air Station Oceana.^[4]

References

External links

• Aerial photo as of 9 April 1990 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for NFE
  • AirNav airport information for NFE
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for NFE

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Operational military installations in Virginia

Department of Defense

Headquarters	The Pentagon
Activity	Camp Peary Warrenton Training Center
School	Joint Forces Staff College

Army

Fort	Fort Belvoir Fort Eustis Fort Gregg-Adams Fort Myer Fort Walker
Airfield	Davison A.P. Hill Blackstone
Plant	Radford Army Ammunition Plant

Marines

Air Station	Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico
Base	Marine Corps Base Quantico Henderson Hall
Camp	Camp Allen

Navy

Station	Naval Station Norfolk Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Cheatham Annex Lambert's Point Deperming Station
Base	Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek Fleet Electronic Warfare Center (FEWC) Joint Expeditionary Base East
Shipyard	Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Naval Air Station	NAS Oceana
Auxiliary Landing Field	NALF Fentress
Medical Center	Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
School	Training Support Center Hampton Roads

Air Force

Air base	Joint Base Langley–Eustis (Langley Field)

National Guard

Army	Fort Barfoot Camp Pendleton
Air	Langley Air Force Base
State Reserve	Old City Hall
School	Virginia Military Institute

Coast Guard

Sector	Hampton Roads
Station	Little Creek Cape Charles Milford Haven Chincoteague Portsmouth Wachapreague
School	Training Center Yorktown