Moffett Federal Airfield

Mountain View , California

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Palo Alto , California 7.8311KPAO
Stanford University Hospital Heliport , California 11.428115CA
San Jose Norman Y Mineta Intl , California 12.1118KSJC
San Jose State , California 17.0121
Regional Medical Center San Jose H2 Heliport , California 18.710888CA
San Carlos , California 20.8301KSQL



  Moffett Field


1931 to present

37° 24' 53.28'' N     122° 2' 56.41'' W
3 miles N of Mountain View, Mountain View, California
ICAO: KNUQ IATA: NUQ FAA: NUQ
Elevation: 32 feet


NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) houses the worlds largest wind tunnel, part of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC)



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  List of units at Moffett Field




Years Unit
1984-    129th RQSS-70 H-60, S-61 H-3,
1939-    ARCXV-15A,
California National Guard



  Moffett Field News


Joby Propeller Testing at NASA Ames Wind Tunnel

Joby Propeller Testing at NASA Ames Wind Tunnel

20-Feb-23 - Joby begins testing its eVTOL propeller at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC), NASA Ames, the world’s largest wind tunnel facility #windtunnel
SB>1 Defiant Tested at NFAC Wind Tunnel

SB>1 Defiant Tested at NFAC Wind Tunnel

16-Oct-19 - Sikorsky and Boeing engineers tested a 1/5 scale model of the SB>1 Defiant in the 40- by 80-foot (12x24 meters) wind tunnel of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) at Moffett Field, California #NFAC
SoCal Mudslide Rescue Efforts

SoCal Mudslide Rescue Efforts

11-Jan-18 - An HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard provided search an rescue support in Southern California for those impacted by the recent mudslides
California Guards Conducts 1,016th Overwater Rescue

California Guards Conducts 1,016th Overwater Rescue

19-Apr-17 - California Air National Guard 129th Rescue wing equipped with MC-130P Combat Shadow, HH-60G Pave Hawk and Guardian Angel teams (Pararescuemen, Combat Rescue Officers and SERE Specialists)
California Guard Medevacs US Navy Contractor

California Guard Medevacs US Navy Contractor

15-Nov-16 - California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks refueled by a MC-130P Combat Shadow evacuated a civilian contractor from the USS Guadalupe (T-AO-200) 560 miles off the coast
Pave Hawks Medevac Crewman from HMCS Calgary

Pave Hawks Medevac Crewman from HMCS Calgary

12-Aug-16 - California Air National Guard Pave Hawks flew 800 miles over Pacific Ocean, air refueling from MC-130P Combat Shadow, to save their 1012 life



List of aircraft and events at Moffett Field


By Date | By Serial | By Model

DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1979-aug 129th RQS CH-3C 65-12781

1982-feb-01 CH-47B 66-19138

1993-mar-10 NASA AH-1G N736NA
1993-mar-10 NASA UH-1D N734NA

2002-jul-27 EC120B N408DC

2003-may-15 EC120B N408DC

2010-jul-08 HH-65 6502

2011-mar-29 S-69 73-21941
2011-sep-15 HH-60G ?

2014-dec-17 A109A-II N2MF

2020-jun-13 CAL FIRE UH-1H N495DF

2021-jul-01 USAF UH-60L 03-26992
2021-jul-01 USAF UH-60L 01-26884
2021-jul-01 USAF UH-60L 03-26979
2021-jul-01 USAF UH-60L 01-26885
2021-jul-01 USAF UH-60L 05-27045
2021-jul-01 USAF UH-60L 06-27075



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