# Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field (KNMM)

**Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field** (ICAO: KNMM) is a medium airport in Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States. It opened on 14 Jul 1961. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,003 ft (2,439 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KNMM
- FAA: NMM
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: 14 Jul 1961
- Elevation: 316 ft / 96 m
- Coordinates: 32.5531, -88.5541
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 8,003 ft / 2,439 m
- Instrument procedures: 11 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_meridian.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Meridian (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3015139
- Weather station: KNMM
- Ident: KNMM

## Timeline

- 14 Jul 1961: Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01L/19R | 8,003 ft / 2,439 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 009° / 189° | yes |
| 01R/19L | 8,000 ft / 2,438 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 009° / 189° | yes |
| 10/28 | 6,402 ft / 1,951 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 099° / 279° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05079AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,003 ft / 2,439 m | =2,714 of 29,858 | =551 in North America | =407 in US |
| Elevation | 316 ft / 96 m | =30,955 of 43,403 | =14,322 in North America | =12,054 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.320 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 30.100 |
| DEP | DEP | 124.800 |
| GND | MC CAIN GND | 33.640 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 35.220 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 31.240 |
| TWR | MC CAIN TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [MEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmei.md) Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [GTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtr.md) Golden Triangle Regional Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [TCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcl.md) Tuscaloosa National Airport · 72 mi / 115 km
- [CBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcbm.md) Columbus Air Force Base · 76 mi / 122 km
- [PIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpib.md) Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport · 88 mi / 142 km
- [JAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjan.md) Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · 90 mi / 145 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/knmm/data