An outlying landing field (OLF) is a satellite airfield, associated with a seaborne component of the United States military. When associated with the United States Navy (who operate the majority), they are known as naval outlying landing fields (NOLFs) or naval auxiliary landing fields (NALFs); when associated with United States Marine Corps, they are known as Marine Corps outlying fields (MCOFs) or Marine Corps auxiliary landing fields (MCALFs).
Usage NOLFs were primarily built field carrier landing practice, and to also mitigate noise caused by louder aircraft from existing fields. Having no based units or aircraft, and minimal facilities, an outlying landing field is used as a low-traffic location for flight training, without the risks and distractions of other traffic at a naval air station or other airport.
However, the construction of a NOLF imposed various environmental issues, including bird/animal strike hazards (BASH), which can stress the bird population in the area. The Navy used various techniques to mitigate BASH, such as managing these hazards through the usage of radar detection and habitat management.
List of active OLFs NOLFs Field name FAA ID Location Associated air station Barin NBJ Foley, Alabama Whiting Field Brewton 12J Brewton, Alabama Whiting Field Cabaniss NGW Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi Choctaw NFJ Milton, Florida Whiting Field Coupeville NRA Coupeville, Washington Whidbey Island Evergreen GZH Evergreen, Alabama Whiting Field Goliad NGT Berclair, Texas Corpus Christi Harold NZX Harold, Florida Whiting Field Holley NKL Navarre, Florida Whiting Field Imperial Beach NRS Imperial Beach, California North Island Pace NVI Wallace, Florida Whiting Field San Nicolas Island NSI San Nicolas Island, California Point Mugu Santa Rosa NGS Milton, Florida Whiting Field Saufley NUN Pensacola, Florida Whiting Field Site X NSX Jay, Florida Whiting Field Spencer NRQ Pace, Florida Whiting Field Summerdale NFD Summerdale, Alabama Whiting Field Waldron NWL Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi Webster Field NUI St. Inigoes, Maryland Patuxent River Whitehouse NEN Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Williams NJW Meridian, Mississippi Meridian
NALFs Field name FAA ID Location Associated air station Fentress NFE Chesapeake, Virginia Oceana Orange Grove NOG Orange Grove, Texas Kingsville Sherman NUC San Clemente Island, California North Island
MCALFS & MCOFs Field name FAA ID Location Associated air station Atlantic 12NC Atlantic, North Carolina Cherry Point Bogue NJM Swansboro, North Carolina Cherry Point Camp Davis 14NC Holly Ridge, North Carolina New River Oak Grove 13NC Pollocksville, North Carolina Cherry Point
See also Naval Outlying Landing Field North Carolina (proposed) Kingsville Naval Auxiliary Fields
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Source: AirNav.com airport search