# Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport (NEL / KNEL)

**Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport** (IATA: NEL, ICAO: KNEL) is a medium airport in Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. It opened in Feb 1938. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,002 ft (1,525 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NEL / KNEL
- FAA: NEL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States
- Opened: Feb 1938
- Elevation: 101 ft / 31 m
- Coordinates: 40.0333, -74.3533
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,002 ft / 1,525 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakehurst_Maxfield_Field (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6981695
- Weather station: KNEL · WMO 72409
- Ident: KNEL

## Timeline

- 6 May 1937: Hindenburg disaster. 35 killed.
- Feb 1938: Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 5,002 ft / 1,525 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 051° / 231° | yes |
| 15/33 | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 141° / 321° |  |
| 063/243 | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | 90 ft / 27 m | Concrete | 050° / 231° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00223AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,002 ft / 1,525 m | =6,437 of 29,858 | =2,277 in North America | =1,868 in US |
| Elevation | 101 ft / 31 m | #36,826 of 43,403 | #16,693 in North America | #13,962 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | MC GUIRE APP/DEP | 124.150 |
| GND | GND | 118.375 |
| RDO | MILLVILLE RDO | 113.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.775 |

## Nearby airports

- [WRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwri.md) Mc Guire Air Force Base · 13 mi / 20 km
- [TTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kttn.md) Trenton Mercer Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [PNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpne.md) Northeast Philadelphia Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [ACY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kacy.md) Atlantic City International Airport · 42 mi / 67 km
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · 46 mi / 75 km
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · 48 mi / 78 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/knel/data