# Oceana Naval Air Station (NTU / KNTU)

**Oceana Naval Air Station** (IATA: NTU, ICAO: KNTU) is a medium airport in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1943. It has 4 runways; the longest is 12,001 ft (3,658 m). It is operated by United States Navy.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NTU / KNTU
- FAA: NTU
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Navy
- Serves: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 22 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 36.8207, -76.0335
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 12,001 ft / 3,658 m
- Instrument procedures: 13 approaches, 3 departures, 2 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Oceana (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1394215
- Weather station: KNTU
- Ident: KNTU

## Timeline

- 1943: Oceana Naval Air Station opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved | 042° / 222° | yes |
| 14L/32R | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Paved | 134° / 314° | yes |
| 05L/23R | 8,000 ft / 2,438 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Paved | 042° / 222° | yes |
| 14R/32L | 8,000 ft / 2,438 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved | 134° / 314° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00934AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | =326 of 29,858 | =77 in North America | =67 in US |
| Elevation | 22 ft / 7 m | =41,214 of 43,403 | =18,601 in North America | =15,240 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DEP | Oceana Departure Control | 119.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 31.760 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 25.440 |
| GND | GND | 33.640 |
| MISC | ATCOM | 672.300 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 28.490 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 38.740 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.075 |
| APPR | Oceana Approach Control | 123.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [NGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kngu.md) Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · 16 mi / 26 km
- [LFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klfi.md) Langley Air Force Base · 26 mi / 41 km
- [PHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphf.md) Newport News Williamsburg International Airport · 33 mi / 54 km
- [FAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfaf.md) Felker Army Air Field · 38 mi / 62 km
- [ECG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kecg.md) Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station · 39 mi / 64 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/kntu/data