KNCA MCAS New River

Location

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Km	Bearing
15.7	144		Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
20.4	311	KOAJ	Albert J Ellis, North Carolina
23.3	204	14NC	Camp Davis MCOLF Heliport, North Carolina
52.6	214	45NR	NHRMC-ED North Heliport, North Carolina
53.4	068		Craven Community College, North Carolina
54.8	041	KEWN	Coastal Carolina Regional, North Carolina

1941 to present
34° 42' 25.92'' N - 77° 26' 43.07'' W
2nm SW of Jacksonville, NC

ICAO: KNCA	IATA:	FAA: NCA

Elevation: 26 feet

History of this Location

Marine Corps Air Station New River is a helicopter and tilt-rotor base in Jacksonville, North Carolina near amphibious assault training facility Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. In 1972, New River airfield received the name of McCutcheon Field for Brigadier General Keith B McCutcheon, one of the fathers of Marine Corps helicopter aviation.

List of units at MCAS New River	Login to Edit

Years	Rotary Wing Aircraft Unit	bold : Current Model normal: Unit no longer at this base

2014/	HMH-366	S-80 H-53E 2008/

2009/	VMM-264	V-22 Osprey 2009/

2009/	VMM-365	V-22 Osprey 2009/

2008/	VMM-261	V-22 Osprey 2008/

2008/	VMM-266	V-22 Osprey 2008/

2005/	VMM-162	V-22 Osprey 2006/

2005/	VMM-263	V-22 Osprey 2005/

2003/16	VMX-22	K-MAX 2016 V-22 Osprey 2003/16 S-80 H-53E 2003/16

1999/	VMMT-204	V-22 Osprey 2000/

1996/	HMHT-302	S-65 H-53 1987/10 S-80 H-53E 1987/

1995/97	HMH-772	S-80 H-53E 1995/ RH-53D 1993/95 S-65 H-53 1970/95

1983/08	HMM-266	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1983/08

1981/	HMH-464	S-80 H-53E 1981/

1980/09	HMM-365	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1980/09

1975/05	HMM-263	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1967/05

1972/99	HMT-204	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1972/99 S-65 H-53 1972/88

1972/77	HMM-268	UH-1N 1972/77

1971/	HMLA-167	UH-1Y Venom 2011/ 209 AH-1 Cobra 1984/ UH-1N 1972/12 UH-1E Iroquois 1968/75

1971/	HMLA-269	UH-1Y Venom 2012/ UH-1N 1986/13 209 AH-1 Cobra 1971/

1969/94	HMH-362	S-65 H-53 1969/12 S-58 H-34 1962/69

1966/68	HMM-161	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1966/09 S-58 H-34 1960/66

1965/71	HMM-365	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1967/71 S-58 H-34 1963/67

1962/66	HMM-265	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1962/70

1959/05	HMM-162	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1967/05 S-58 H-34 1959/67 S-55 H-19 1952/59

1959/09	HMM-264	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1968/09 S-58 H-34 1959/68

1957/	HMH-461	S-80 H-53E 1988/ S-65 H-53 1967/88 S-56 H-37 1957/67

1954/65	HMM-263	S-58 H-34 1962/67 H-43 Huskie 1956/62 S-55 H-19 1952/56

1954/66	HMM-262	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1965/13 S-58 H-34 1955/65 S-55 H-19 1951/54

1954/08	HMM-261	107M H-46 Sea Knight 1966/08 S-58 H-34 1956/68 S-55 H-19 1951/56

1952/93	VMO-1	UH-1E Iroquois 1964/70

MCAS New River News

CH-53K First Simulator Ready, 04-May-20 : #simulator Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, NC has the first Containerized Flight Training Device (CFTD) simulator for the USMC future heavy lift helicopter Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion

New Hangar at MCAS New River for CH-53K, 12-Oct-19 :

#NewRiver The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) has a new hangar at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, NC for the new CH-53K King Stallion helicopters slated to arrive in the near future

HMLA-167 Transitioned to AH-1Z Viper, 28-Nov-18 : #Viper Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA-167 based at MCAS New River received Bell AH-1Z Viper to replace its AH-1W Whiskey Cobra used for more than 30 years

First CH-53K Delivered to US Marine Corps, 16-May-18 :

Sikorsky delivered the first of an expected 200 CH-53K today to MCAS New River. The King Stallion can carry 27,000 lbs externally over 110 nautical miles, more than triple capacity of the CH-53E

First Japanese V-22 Osprey Crew Chief, 12-Apr-17 : Sgt 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki to be Japan’s first MV-22 Osprey crew chief after complete training with VMMT-204 at MCAS New River, North Carolina

23-Jul-16 - Osprey Training Squadron VMMT-204
15-Jun-15 - Marines MV-22 Osprey First Landing on Dutch Ship
31-Mar-15 - Marines HMHT-302 Receives New Hangar
24-Jun-14 - VMR-1 CH-46 conducts mass casualty drills
03-Jan-13 - New hangar at MCAS New River

MCAS New River

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1941 to present

History of this Location

List of units at MCAS New River

MCAS New River News