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Premier Marine Corps air station on the South Carolina coast.
Opened
1943
Location
Beaufort, United States
Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (ICAO: KNBC) is a United States Marine Corps air station located near Beaufort, South Carolina. It serves as the home of Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, a major tactical jet training base that has operated since World War II.
The installation is primarily a military facility and is not open to commercial airline operations. It is home to F/A-18 Hornet and F-35B Lightning II training squadrons, making it one of the most active tactical jet bases in the Marine Corps.
Merritt Field supports fleet replacement squadrons that train pilots for carrier and expeditionary operations. The base plays a critical role in naval aviation readiness for the United States Marine Corps and occasionally hosts air shows and community engagement events.
Notable facts
- ›Home to VMFAT-501, a key F-35B Lightning II training squadron.
- ›The airfield is named Merritt Field in honor of a Marine Corps aviator.
- ›Beaufort MCAS is one of the primary tactical jet training bases in the United States Marine Corps.
- ›The base has been operational since World War II, established in the early 1940s.
- ›No commercial airline service operates from this military airfield.
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