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KNKT · Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KNKT FAA NKT Elev 29 ft Lat 34° 54.05' N Lon 76° 52.84' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,978 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14L 135.5° 8,978 ft 200 ft ASP Yes —
32R 315.5° 8,978 ft 200 ft ASP Yes —
05L 45.5° 8,489 ft 196 ft ASP Yes —
23R 225.5° 8,489 ft 196 ft ASP Yes —
14R 135.5° 8,397 ft 200 ft ASP Yes —
32L 315.5° 8,397 ft 200 ft ASP Yes —
05R 45.5° 8,189 ft 200 ft ASP Yes —
23L 225.5° 8,189 ft 200 ft ASP Yes —

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.487
  • CLD CLNC DEL 125.950
  • GND GND 128.625
  • TWR TWR 121.300
  • A/D APP/DEP 129.960
  • A/D APP/DEP 119.350
  • OPS BASE OPS 126.200
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 134.350

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  • TACAN NKT

    Cherry Point

    112.80 MHz · DME 112.80 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 67 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 05L threshold displaced 935 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 14R threshold displaced 848 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Runway 05L threshold displaced 935 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 14R threshold displaced 848 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (2)

  • Runway 05L threshold displaced 935 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 05L–23R: H8489X196 (ASPH) PCN 80 F/A/W/T HIRL RWY 05L: Thld dsplcd 935´

  • Runway 14R threshold displaced 848 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 14R–32L: H8397X200 (ASPH) PCN 80 F/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 14R: Thld dsplcd 848´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (67 sentences)
  • ·306 NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 112.0
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 115.0 CLT Chan 97 N35º11.42´ W80º57.11´ 006º 1.4 NM to fld. 732/5W.
  • ·DME portion unusable: 015º–050º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 050º–100º byd 25 NM blo 2,500´ 185º–202º byd 15 NM 203º–220º 270º–350º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ VOR/DME controlled by Charlotte ATCT VOR unusable: 203º–220º ILS/DME 111.3 I–PEP Chan 50 Rwy 18C.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.35 I–VKQ Chan 40(Y) Rwy 18L.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.15 I–RGS Chan 38(Y) Rwy 18R.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.15 I–XUU Chan 38(Y) Rwy 36L.
  • ·ILS/DME 108.9 I–BQC Chan 26 Rwy 36R.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Rwy sfc cond info durg duty hrs phone ANG Ops V583–9177/9144 or Airborne 292.2.
  • ·CHARLOTTE/MONROE EXEC (See MONROE on page 336) CHERRY POINT MCAS (CUNNINGHAM FLD) (NKT)(KNKT) MC 2 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N34º54.19´ W76º52.85´ 29 B NOTAM FILE NKT Not insp.
  • ·RWY 14L–32R: H8978X200 (ASPH) PCN 80 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 14L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 78´.
  • ·RWY 05R–23L: H8189X200 (ASPH) PCN 80 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 05R: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·RWY 05L:TORA–8489 TODA–8489 ASDA–8489 LDA–7554 RWY 14R:TORA–8397 TODA–8397 ASDA–8397 LDA–7549 RWY 23R:TORA–7554 TODA–8489 ASDA–8489 LDA–7554 RWY 32L:TORA–8397 TODA–8397 ASDA–8397 LDA–7549 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 05R HOOK E28(B) (1500 FT) HOOK E28(B) (2438 FT).
  • ·RWY 23R RWY 14L HOOK E28(B) (1500 FT) HOOK E28(B) (1500 FT) RWY 32L
  • ·FUEL 100LL, J5 OX 1, 2 MILITARY— LGT Portable lgt–mobile flood lgt.
  • ·A–GEAR All E–28(B) in raised posn exc on ldg rwy.
  • ·JASU 2 working days PN rqr. 2(GTC–85) 1(NCPP–105) FUEL 100LL: Hot pit reful avbl.
  • ·FLUID SP PRESAIR HPOX LOX DE–ICE TRAN ALERT PPR min 24 hrs in advance.
  • ·Tran acft with inert ordnance, hot pit refuel ltd to F18, USAF F15, F16, and A10 acft only.
  • ·IAW Cherry Point airops maint.
  • ·Ltd tran maint avbl 1200–2100Z‡ Mon–Fri.
  • ·See FLIP AP/1 Supplementary Arpt Remarks.
  • ·Min 24 hr notice if anti–icing/de–icing svc rqr, ctc tran acft DSN 582–3232, C252–466–3232.
  • ·Rwy 05L–23R has a Y AMP–3 ALZ painted on rwy.
  • ·Rwy 14R–32L has a W AMP–3 ALZ painted on rwy.
  • ·RSTD Min 24 hr ntc PPR all tran acft.
  • ·Call Base OPS DSN 582–2233/4334, C252–466–2233/4334.
  • ·Flt Planning/Base OPS opr 24 hr exc Federal hol, exp closure or reduced svcs per NOTAM.
  • ·All rwy and twy, exc Twy A and Twy C will support all acft at all wt.

+ 37 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Navy

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Cherry Point MCAS

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

1

11.1% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=7

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-12 Douglas A-4K · Runway excursion · day →
2010-12-29 Eurocopter MBB-BK · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2007-05-03 Grumman S-2B · Engine failure · day →
2001-04-01 Globe GC1B · Engine failure · day →
1986-07-03 Cessna 337F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-12-15 Sabreliner Corp. NA-265-80 · Other · IMC · day →
1982-05-19 Bellanca 17-30 · Engine failure · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 15 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 42 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 48 nm
David Allen Lackey Wilmington NC 65 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 65 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 65 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 81 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 81 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 81 nm
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 89 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
Ronald Keith Davis Havelock NC 1 nm
Matthew Wayne Foreman Havelock NC 1 nm
Ryan Jeffrey Boyer Havelock NC 1 nm
Andrew Kowalski Newport NC 8 nm
Justin James Hall Newport NC 8 nm
Jeffery Aaron Mallinger Newport NC 8 nm
Seth Stephen Matthews Newport NC 8 nm
Trevor Bryant Stokes Newport NC 8 nm
Kennedy Orin Paylor Newport NC 8 nm
Matthew Jonathan Waugh Pine Knoll Shores NC 13 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
Ronald Keith Davis Havelock NC 1 nm
William Clifton Corbett Havelock NC 1 nm
William Carl Remington Havelock NC 1 nm
Wesley Cavendish Bowen Havelock NC 1 nm
Robert Delma Dufrane Havelock NC 1 nm
John Allen Sanner Havelock NC 1 nm
Harold Henry Hingley Iii Havelock NC 1 nm
Peter John Zeman Havelock NC 1 nm
Alexander Gary Morris Jr Havelock NC 1 nm
Maurice Linell Baker Havelock NC 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 63 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 98 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 99 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 115 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 115 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 116 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 117 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 124 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 125 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 145 nm

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