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Historic federal airfield serving NASA and government aviation.
Opened
1933
Location
Mountain View, United States
Moffett Federal Airfield (IATA: NUQ, ICAO: KNUQ) is a joint civil-military airport located in Mountain View, California, adjacent to NASA Ames Research Center in the heart of Silicon Valley. Originally built as a naval air station in the early 1930s, the facility is renowned for its massive historic hangars constructed to house U.S. Navy dirigibles.
The airfield is jointly operated by NASA and the U.S. Air Force, and is not open to the general commercial aviation public. Google LLC leases a portion of the facility from NASA, allowing private aircraft operations there. The site also supports research, government, and military flight operations.
Moffett is historically significant for its role in both military aviation and aeronautical research. NASA Ames, which borders the field, uses it to support flight research missions, and the base's iconic Hangar One is one of the largest freestanding structures in the world.
Getting to & from
The airfield is accessible by road via US-101, with nearby public transit options including the VTA bus network and the Mountain View Caltrain and VTA light rail stations.
Airlines here
No commercial airlines operate scheduled service at Moffett Federal Airfield; the facility serves government, military, and private aviation users.
Notable facts
- ›Originally commissioned as NAS Sunnyvale in 1933 to support U.S. Navy airship operations.
- ›Hangar One, built in 1933, is one of the largest freestanding structures in the world, capable of housing a dirigible.
- ›Google LLC signed a lease with NASA in 2014 to manage and upgrade Hangar One and operate private flights from the airfield.
- ›NASA Ames Research Center, a major aeronautical and space research facility, is co-located on the same property.
- ›The airfield hosted the USS Macon, a 785-foot helium-filled airship, in the 1930s.
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