# MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (KNCA)

**MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field** (ICAO: KNCA) is a medium airport in Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,125 ft (1,562 m). It is operated by United States Marine Corps.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KNCA
- FAA: NCA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Marine Corps
- Serves: Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 26 ft / 8 m
- Coordinates: 34.7084, -77.4397
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,125 ft / 1,562 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.newriver.marines.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_New_River (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1030738
- Weather station: KNCA
- Ident: KNCA

## Timeline

- 1943: MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,125 ft / 1,562 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 01/19 | 4,789 ft / 1,460 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 360° / 180° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00732AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,125 ft / 1,562 m | =6,080 of 29,858 | #2,023 in North America | #1,639 in US |
| Elevation | 26 ft / 8 m | =40,786 of 43,403 | =18,428 in North America | =15,115 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 | CHERRY POINT APP/DEP | 119.350 |
| ARR | ARRIVAL | 124.850 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 28.832 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 23.902 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| OPS | OPS | 23.640 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 24.477 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [OAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koaj.md) Albert J Ellis Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [EWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewn.md) Coastal Carolina Regional Airport · 34 mi / 54 km
- [KNKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knkt.md) Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ · 34 mi / 55 km
- [ILM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm.md) Wilmington International Airport · 40 mi / 65 km
- [ISO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiso.md) Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field · 44 mi / 71 km
- [GSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsb.md) Seymour Johnson Air Force Base · 53 mi / 85 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/knca/data