Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
Merritt Field
Near Beaufort, South Carolina in the United States
A US Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II of VMFAT-501 at MCAS Beaufort
MCAS Beaufort Location in the United States
Coordinates	32°28′38″N 080°43′23″W / 32.47722°N 80.72306°W / 32.47722; -80.72306
Type	Marine Corps air station
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Marine Corps
Controlled by	2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Condition	Operational
Website	www.beaufort.marines.mil
Site history
Built	1943 (1943) (as Naval Air Station Beaufort)
In use	1943 – 1946 and 1956 – 1960 (US Navy) 1960 – present (US Marine Corps)
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Mark D. Bortnem
Garrison	Marine Aircraft Group 31
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC, WMO: 722085
Elevation	11.2 metres (37 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 05/23 3,719.1 metres (12,202 ft) porous European mix 14/32 2,438.7 metres (8,001 ft) porous European mix
Other airfield facilities	5x V/STOL pads and 1x simulated landing helicopter dock
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort or MCAS Beaufort (ICAO: KNBC, FAA LID: NBC) is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) air base located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the central business district of Beaufort, a city in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. About 4,700 personnel serve at the station, and it is home to four Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter-attack squadrons and one F-35B Lighting II training squadron.

Beaufort is served by the Beaufort County Airport (IATA: BFT^[2], ICAO: KARW, FAA LID: ARW), located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of MCAS Beaufort.