# Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (KNBC)

**Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field** (ICAO: KNBC) is a medium airport in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 12,202 ft (3,719 m). It is operated by United States Marine Corps.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KNBC
- FAA: NBC
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Marine Corps
- Serves: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 37 ft / 11 m
- Coordinates: 32.4774, -80.7232
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 12,202 ft / 3,719 m
- Instrument procedures: 15 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.beaufort.marines.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Beaufort (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1031183
- Weather station: KNBC
- Ident: KNBC

## Timeline

- 1943: Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 12,202 ft / 3,719 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved | 042° / 222° | yes |
| 14/32 | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved | 135° / 315° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00916AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,202 ft / 3,719 m | #263 of 29,858 | #63 in North America | #54 in US |
| Elevation | 37 ft / 11 m | =40,008 of 43,403 | =18,104 in North America | =14,918 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 118.450 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.800 |
| GCCD | GND/CLNC DEL | 128.150 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 28.180 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 26.450 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [HHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khxd.md) Hilton Head Airport · 18 mi / 28 km
- [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · 37 mi / 59 km
- [SVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksvn.md) Hunter Army Air Field · 41 mi / 65 km
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [OGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kogb.md) Orangeburg Municipal Airport · 68 mi / 110 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbc/data