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KNEL · Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KNEL FAA NEL Elev 101 ft Lat 40° 2.00' N Lon 74° 21.20' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.39%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 50.5° 5,002 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.25%
24 230.5° 5,002 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.25%
15 140.5° 5,001 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.18%
33 320.5° 5,001 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.18%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • GND GND 118.375
  • TWR TWR 127.775
  • A/D MC GUIRE APP/DEP 124.150
  • RDO MILLVILLE RDO 113.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KNEL on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB NEL

    Lakehurst

    0.40 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • TACAN NEL

    Lakehurst

    111.80 MHz · DME 111.80 · BOTH · LOW

  • VOR-DME COL

    Colts Neck

    115.40 MHz · DME 115.40 · LO · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC RBV

    Robbinsville

    113.80 MHz · DME 113.80 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 48 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06–24: H5002X150 (ASPH) PCN 21 F/A/W/T HIRL RWY 24: MALS…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 15–33: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 15–33: H5001X150 (ASPH) PCN 13 F/B/W/T RWY 15: Rgt tfc.…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · military remarks · operational

    wildlife haz. Ancpt concentration of wtr fowl seagulls and sml birds blw 3000 ft.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (48 sentences)
  • ·NEW JERSEY 165 LAKEHURST MAXFIELD FLD (NEL)(KNEL) N (A) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N40º02.15´ W74º21.08´ 101 B LRA NOTAM FILE MIV Not insp.
  • ·RWY 063–243: H3500X90 (CONC) PCN 54 R/B/W/T
  • ·MILITARY— LGT Rotg bcn 110 deg 2 NM fm arpt.
  • ·PCL–127.775, key 3 times for LIRL, 5 times for MIRL, 7 times for HIRL.
  • ·MALSR are on same key code.
  • ·ACTVT Rwy 06–24 PCL on 127.775 when oper IAW UAO MOU.
  • ·FUEL A++ (Mil) Avbl 1230–2330Z‡.
  • ·TRAN ALERT Svc avbl 1230–2330Z‡ Mon–Fri.
  • ·Advs prk Navy or Army line.
  • ·: Opr 1300–0100Z‡ Mon–Fri.
  • ·Ext hr 0100–0500Z‡ Mon–Thu for sked acft Assault Landing Zone (ALZ) Night Vision Device (NVD) and lcl NJ ANG/USMC ops only.
  • ·ALZ extended hrs for scheduled acft only.
  • ·ALZ must be scheduled by the flt crew at least 1 duty day prior to msn execution.
  • ·Clsd Sat, Sun and federal hols, except for scheduled UTA trng.
  • ·No acft opr will be apv outside these hrs wo 48 hr PPR.
  • ·Wx observer only (ASOS avbl).
  • ·First 150´ of Rwy 06–24 conc, remaining 4700 asphalt. 180 deg turns restricted TI conc portions of rwys only.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 has 150´ W x 180´ L conc pads instld at the thld for C–17 opr. 12000 ft test fac rwy 2 NM W clsd to tsnt tfc without PPR and previous fac brief.
  • ·RWY 15–33 clsd to tran acft.
  • ·RWY 15–33 Use for LCL assigned acft drg emerg or opr necessity only.
  • ·Altn lndg zone is grooved.For cstms support ctc McGuire Fld ATOC at DSN X650–2231 at least 24 hrs prior to sked acft arr.
  • ·RSTD PPR for all tran acft DSN 624–2758/4147, C732–323–2758/4147.
  • ·Instrument apch not avbl during tethered Aerostat ops 3400´ and blo (VMC only).
  • ·Epic twr coms are strictly advsy in nature.
  • ·Info provided does not constitute ATC instr.
  • ·Dur BASH Phase II, one–time dep/arr authd +/– 1 hr SR/SS under real–time BWC.
  • ·Real–time BWC can only be determined when the field conditions are at least 3000ft/5 statute miles and if Tower can visually confirm a BWC less than SEVERE.
  • ·Takeoffs and landings are not authorized unless approved by 305 OG/CC for 305 AMW, 514 AMW, and USAF transient aircraft or Operations Group Commander service equivalent for tenant units.
  • ·Alfa alert acft are exempt from this requirement.
  • ·Coord wvrs thru Comd Post.

+ 18 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Navy

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Maxfield FieldHindenburgLakehurst NAESLakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · NEL

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1986-07-01 Piasecki Acft. Corp. HELISTAT 97-34J · Other · day →
1995-03-16 Beech T-34B · Ground collision · VMC · night →

Designees in NJ

CFI Flight Instructors 964 A&P Mechanics 3,475 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 29 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 76 Schools Flight Schools 43 FBO Fixed Base Operators 34 Clubs Flying Clubs 22 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Steven James Korotky Bayville NJ 9 nm
William Wheaton Bayville NJ 9 nm
William Gregory Hill Bayville NJ 9 nm
Emelia Bernava Forked River NJ 15 nm
Robert Valentine Drapala Mount Holly NJ 21 nm
Andrew Colin Quinn Trenton NJ 22 nm
John W Beck Princeton NJ 24 nm
Robert Armindo Miranda Hillsborough NJ 32 nm
Roger Geoffrey Woods Philadelphia PA 36 nm
Karl-John Bearnarth Bedminster NJ 41 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Charles Suozzo Whiting NJ 4 nm
Joseph Anthony Boccuzzi Lakewood NJ 8 nm
Nechama Nicole Novack Lakewood NJ 8 nm
Alan Jeffrey Kirschner Jackson NJ 8 nm
Christopher John Woehr Jackson NJ 8 nm
Eric John Tolska Jackson NJ 8 nm
Sean Benjamin Boivin Jackson NJ 8 nm
Thomas Francis Maxfield Jackson NJ 8 nm
Javier Perez Hernandez Jackson NJ 8 nm
Timothy Andrew Chopp Toms River NJ 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Joshua David Miller Joint Base Mdl NJ 2 nm
Patrick Lynn Nichols Lakehurst NJ 2 nm
Donald Harvey Ginsberg Manchester NJ 4 nm
Charles Edwin Fisher Whiting NJ 4 nm
Joseph A Asaro Manchester Tw NJ 4 nm
Paul Denyce Burrowes Iii Whiting NJ 4 nm
Joseph Francis Chociemski Manchester NJ 4 nm
Theodore Warren Ehlers Manchester NJ 4 nm
Anthony John Patricco Manchester Tw NJ 4 nm
John Ernest Seidlinger Whiting NJ 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Star Aero Avionics, LLC
Hammonton, NJ
 29 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
 30 nm
Alron Avionics, Inc.
Williamstown, NJ
 37 nm
Avionics One, Inc.
Bedminster, NJ
 38 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
 46 nm
Talon Air Maintenance Services, LLC
Farmingdale, NY
 60 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
 62 nm
LV Avionics
Allentown, PA
 62 nm
Scott Richard Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Allentown, PA
 62 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 69 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.