Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Cunningham Field
Havelock, North Carolina in the United States
KC-130J Hercules of VMG-252 on the flight-line MCAS Cherry Point.
MCAS Cherry Point Location in the United States
Coordinates	34°54′03″N 076°52′51″W / 34.90083°N 76.88083°W / 34.90083; -76.88083
Type	Marine Corps Air Station
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Marine Corps
Controlled by	Marine Corps Installations – East
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	1942 (1942)
In use	1942 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Brendan Burks
Garrison	2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: KNKT, FAA LID: NKT, WMO: 723090
Elevation	8.8 metres (29 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 14L/32R 2,736.7 metres (8,979 ft) Asphalt 5L/23R 2,588 metres (8,491 ft) Asphalt 14R/32L 2,559.7 metres (8,398 ft) Asphalt 5R/23L 2,495.7 metres (8,188 ft) Asphalt
Other airfield facilities	5x V/STOL pads
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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, United States, 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.