# Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ (KNKT)

**Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/** (ICAO: KNKT) is a medium airport in Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States. It opened in 1942. It has 4 runways; the longest is 8,978 ft (2,737 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KNKT
- FAA: NKT
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 29 ft / 9 m
- Coordinates: 34.9009, -76.8807
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 8,978 ft / 2,737 m
- Instrument procedures: 12 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Cherry_Point (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1031594
- Weather station: KNKT · WMO 72309
- Ident: KNKT

## Timeline

- 1942: Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14L/32R | 8,978 ft / 2,737 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes |
| 05L/23R | 8,489 ft / 2,587 m | 196 ft / 60 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 14R/32L | 8,397 ft / 2,559 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes |
| 05R/23L | 8,189 ft / 2,496 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00471AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,978 ft / 2,737 m | #1,860 of 29,858 | #405 in North America | #301 in US |
| Elevation | 29 ft / 9 m | =40,644 of 43,403 | =18,362 in North America | =15,064 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.350 |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 29.960 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 24.487 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.950 |
| GND | GND | 128.625 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 126.200 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.350 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [EWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewn.md) Coastal Carolina Regional Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [KNCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knca.md) MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field · 34 mi / 55 km
- [OAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koaj.md) Albert J Ellis Airport · 42 mi / 67 km
- [ISO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiso.md) Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field · 51 mi / 82 km
- [PGV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgv.md) Pitt-Greenville Airport · 58 mi / 94 km
- [GSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsb.md) Seymour Johnson Air Force Base · 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/knkt/data