Naval Air Station Brunswick
Former military airport in Brunswick, Maine, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naval Air Station Brunswick (IATA: NHZ, ICAO: KNHZ, FAA LID: NHZ), also known as NAS Brunswick or the Brunswick Naval Air Station, was a military airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Brunswick, Maine, with a number of Navy-operated maritime patrol aircraft. As of November 28, 2009, the last aircraft (P-3 Orions) left.[1] The runways were permanently closed in January 2010. The base operated while the airport operated publicly under the name Brunswick Executive Airport until the base closed on May 31, 2011, as per the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure committee decision. Since then the base is known as Brunswick Landing. The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority[2] has been managing base redevelopment with high-tech business and industrial park.[3] On April 2, 2011, the airport reopened as Brunswick Executive Airport.
Naval Air Station Brunswick | |||||||||
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Brunswick, Maine in the United States | |||||||||
Coordinates | 43°53′32″N 069°56′19″W | ||||||||
Type | Naval air station | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Navy | ||||||||
Condition | Closed | ||||||||
Website | Official website (archived) | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1943 (1943) | ||||||||
In use | 1943 – 1946 and 1951 – 2011 (2011) | ||||||||
Fate | Transferred to civilian use to become Brunswick Executive Airport and location of new campus for Southern Maine Community College | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: KNHZ, FAA LID: NHZ, WMO: 743920 | ||||||||
Elevation | 23 metres (75 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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