# NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field (FWH / KNFW)

**NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field** (IATA: FWH, ICAO: KNFW) is a medium airport in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It opened in Jul 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 11,999 ft (3,657 m). It is operated by United States Navy.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FWH / KNFW
- FAA: NFW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Navy
- Serves: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jul 1943
- Elevation: 650 ft / 198 m
- Coordinates: 32.7692, -97.4415
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 11,999 ft / 3,657 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 9 departures, 7 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Fortworth/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Joint_Reserve_Base_Fort_Worth (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3016367
- Weather station: KNFW
- Ident: KNFW

## Timeline

- Jul 1943: NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 11,999 ft / 3,657 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 181° / 001° | yes |
| 176/356 | 3,996 ft / 1,218 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Concrete |  |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00160AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 11,999 ft / 3,657 m | #351 of 29,858 | #93 in North America | #82 in US |
| Elevation | 650 ft / 198 m | =24,373 of 43,403 | =11,683 in North America | =9,719 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 | RGNL APP/DEP | 125.800 |
| ARR | NAVY FORT WORTH ARR | 128.775 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.357 |
| GND | NAVY FORT WORTH GND | 126.400 |
| MISC | LOCKHEED | 28.410 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 29.177 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.255 |
| TWR | NAVY FORT WORTH TWR | 120.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [FTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kftw.md) Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · 5.9 mi / 9.4 km
- [AFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kafw.md) Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · 35 mi / 56 km
- [MWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmwl.md) Mineral Wells Regional Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [KJWY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjwy.md) Mid-Way Regional Airport · 38 mi / 60 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/knfw/data