Naval Air Station Lemoore
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! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background-color: #4682B4; color: white;" |Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore
Reeves Field
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|- !colspan="4" style="text-align: center; background-color: #4682B4; color: white;" |Runways |- !bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|Direction !bgcolor="lightgrey" colspan="2"|Length !bgcolor="lightgrey" rowspan="2"|Surface |- !bgcolor="lightgrey"|ft !bgcolor="lightgrey"|m |- !align="left" valign="top"|14L/32R |valign="top" align="right"|13,502 |valign="top" align="right"|4,115 |valign="top"|Concrete |- !align="left" valign="top"|14R/32L |valign="top" align="right"|13,502 |valign="top" align="right"|4,115 |valign="top"|Concrete
Naval Air Station Lemoore is a United States Navy base, located in Kings County, California. Lemoore Station, California, a census-designated place, is located inside the base's borders.
NAS Lemoore is the Navy's newest and largest master jet air station. Strike Fighter Wing Pacific with its supporting facilities are home ported here. NAS Lemoore hosts four Carrier Air Wings:
| Carrier Air Wing: | Assigned to: |
|---|---|
| Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) | USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) |
| Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) | USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) |
| Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) | USS Nimitz (CVN-68) |
| Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) | USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) |
As of September 2005, Captain Ronald P. Townsend is the Commanding Officer of NAS Lemoore
External links
- [NAS Lemoore] (official site)
- [FAA Airport Diagram] (PDF)
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- * AirNav [airport information for KNLC]
- * NOAA/NWS [current] and [historical] weather observations
- * SkyVector [aeronautical chart for KNLC]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * WikiSatellite view at [WikiMapia]
- * Street map from [MapQuest] or [Google Local]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Microsoft Virtual Earth]
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