Naval Air Station Meridian

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Naval Air Station Meridian
McCain Field
Near Meridian, Mississippi in the United States
Personnel standing in formation for a television broadcast at NAS Meridian
NAS Meridian Location in the United States
Coordinates	32°33′07″N 88°33′20″W / 32.55194°N 88.55556°W / 32.55194; -88.55556
Type	Naval Air Station
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Navy
Controlled by	Navy Region Southeast
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1957 (1957)– 1961 (as Naval Auxiliary Air Station)
In use	1961 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Captain Timothy B. Moore
Garrison	Training Air Wing One
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: KNMM, FAA LID: NMM, WMO: 722345
Elevation	96.3 metres (316 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 1L/19R 2,439.3 metres (8,003 ft) Concrete 1R/19L 2,438.7 metres (8,001 ft) Concrete 10/28 1,951.3 metres (6,402 ft) Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Naval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian (ICAO: KNMM, FAA LID: NMM) is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities.