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hero-in\">\n<div class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/\">Order of Battle<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/united-states-marine-corps-aviation\/\">United States Marine Corps Aviation<\/a> &middot; Air base<\/div>\n<h1>Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point<\/h1>\n<div class=\"native\">MCAS Cherry Point (Cunningham Field)<\/div>\n<p class=\"sub\">Active (home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing: F-35B and F-35C squadrons, KC-130J tankers and an unmanned training squadron; the AV-8B Harrier was retired here on 3 June 2026)<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>KNKT<\/b><span>ICAO<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>2,736 m<\/b><span>Runway<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1942<\/b><span>Opened<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>Active<\/b><span>Status<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photocred\">Photo: Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)<\/div>\n<div class=\"accent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Operator<\/b>United States Marine Corps Aviation<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>State or prefecture<\/b>North Carolina<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Elevation<\/b>9 m<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Coordinates<\/b>34.9032 N, 76.8808 W<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfshare\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-btn\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"5\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"19\" r=\"3\"\/><path d=\"M8.6 10.6l6.8-4M8.6 13.4l6.8 4\"\/><\/svg>Share<\/button><span class=\"mfsh-net\"><\/span><span class=\"mfsh-said\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"story\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The story<\/div>\n<h2>Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point: what it was built for and what flies there now<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<p>Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point lies on the Neuse River at Havelock in eastern North Carolina and is the home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Congress authorised it on 9 July 1941 with an appropriation of $14,990,000; clearing of 8,000 acres of swamp, farmland and timber began on 6 August, and building started in November 1941, a few weeks before Pearl Harbor. The station was commissioned on 20 May 1942 as Cunningham Field, after Alfred A. Cunningham, the Corps&rsquo; first aviator; the FAA still lists the airfield under that name. The Cherry Point name came from the local post office.<\/p>\n<p>It is a big place: more than 29,000 acres, four asphalt runways between 2,496 and 2,736 m, five vertical-landing pads and three outlying fields at Bogue, Oak Grove and Atlantic. Marine Aircraft Group 14 has been here since July 1946, and the Navy&rsquo;s Fleet Readiness Center East, founded on the station in December 1943, employs about 4,200 people and described itself in 2017 as the largest industrial employer in eastern North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>For four decades Cherry Point was Harrier country on the East Coast and, until 2019, home of the Corps&rsquo; last EA-6B Prowlers. On 3 June 2026 the Marine Corps flew the AV-8B&rsquo;s sundown here, and the station now flies F-35Bs and F-35Cs, KC-130J tankers and MQ-9A crew training. Runway data and the reference point are from the FAA listing reproduced by AirNav.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"sat\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Satellite<\/div>\n<h2>Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point from above<\/h2>\n<div class=\"satfig\" id=\"satfig\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Enlarge the satellite view\">\n<div class=\"satimg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point seen from above\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"satzoom\">Click to enlarge<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"satcap\"><b>4 runways, the longest 2,736 m.<\/b><span>Imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics and the GIS user community<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"satlb\" id=\"satlb\"><span class=\"satlbx\">Close<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"satbig\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point seen from above, enlarged\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>#mfam .satimg{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=-76.91789,34.88904,-76.84366,34.91730\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=1600,743\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}#mfam .satbig{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=-76.91567,34.88409,-76.84588,34.92225\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=2048,1365\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}@media(max-width:820px){#mfam .satimg{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=-76.89801,34.88904,-76.86354,34.91730\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=760,760\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}}<\/style>\n<div id=\"sat-data\" data-js=\"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\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(){var el=document.getElementById(\"sat-data\");var js=decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(el.getAttribute(\"data-js\"))));var sc=document.createElement(\"script\");sc.text=js;document.body.appendChild(sc);})();<\/script><hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"glance\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">At a glance<\/div>\n<h2>Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"specgrid three\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Location &amp; codes<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>ICAO<\/dt>\n<dd>KNKT<\/dd>\n<dt>Country<\/dt>\n<dd>United States<\/dd>\n<dt>State or prefecture<\/dt>\n<dd>North Carolina<\/dd>\n<dt>Coordinates<\/dt>\n<dd>34.9032 N, 76.8808 W<\/dd>\n<dt>Elevation<\/dt>\n<dd>9 m <span class=\"imp\">(30 ft)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Usage<\/dt>\n<dd>Military<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Runways &amp; facilities<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Runways<\/dt>\n<dd>4<\/dd>\n<dt>Designator<\/dt>\n<dd>14L\/32R<\/dd>\n<dt>Length<\/dt>\n<dd>2,736 m <span class=\"imp\">(8,976 ft)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Surface<\/dt>\n<dd>Asphalt<\/dd>\n<dt>Designator 2<\/dt>\n<dd>5L\/23R<\/dd>\n<dt>Length<\/dt>\n<dd>2,587 m <span class=\"imp\">(8,488 ft)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Surface<\/dt>\n<dd>Asphalt<\/dd>\n<dt>Quick Reaction Alert<\/dt>\n<dd>None<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Command &amp; status<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Status<\/dt>\n<dd>Active<span class=\"gnote\">home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing: F-35B and F-35C squadrons, KC-130J tankers and an unmanned training squadron; the AV-8B Harrier was retired here on 3 June 2026<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Operator<\/dt>\n<dd>United States Marine Corps Aviation<\/dd>\n<dt>Opened<\/dt>\n<dd>1942<\/dd>\n<dt>Command<\/dt>\n<dd>Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Installations East; flying units under Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing<\/dd>\n<dt>Resident units<\/dt>\n<dd>8 current, 1 former<\/dd>\n<dt>Based types<\/dt>\n<dd>10<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"units\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Resident units<\/div>\n<h2>Who flies from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point<\/h2>\n<div class=\"oob\">\n<div><span>Current<\/span><em>8 units<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>Marine Aircraft Group 14<small>Marine aircraft group &middot; active &middot; from 1946<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35B and F-35C Lightning II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">KC-130J Super Hercules<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mq-9-reaper\/\">MQ-9A Reaper (training)<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 (VMFA-251)<small>Thunderbolts &middot; Fighter attack squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35C Lightning II<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542)<small>Tigers &middot; Fighter attack squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35B Lightning II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/harrier-jump-jet\/\">AV-8B Harrier II (former)<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 231 (VMFA-231)<small>Ace of Spades &middot; Fighter attack squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35B Lightning II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/harrier-jump-jet\/\">AV-8B Harrier II (to 2025)<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223)<small>Bulldogs &middot; Attack squadron (in transition) &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/harrier-jump-jet\/\">AV-8B Harrier II<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252)<small>Otis &middot; Tanker and transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">KC-130J Super Hercules<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2 (VMUT-2)<small>Night Owls &middot; Unmanned aircraft training squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mq-9-reaper\/\">MQ-9A Reaper<\/a>, RQ-21A Blackjack<\/dd>\n<dt>Fleet Readiness Center East<small>Depot-level maintenance (Navy) &middot; joint &middot; from 1943<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>&mdash;<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<div><span>Former<\/span><em>1 units<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt class=\"was\">Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2)<small>1952&ndash;2019 &middot; At Cherry Point from 1952 to 2019; the last squadron to fly the EA-6B Prowler, decommissioned on 8 March 2019.<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">EA-6B Prowler<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Aircraft types based here<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35B and F-35C Lightning II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">KC-130J Super Hercules<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mq-9-reaper\/\">MQ-9A Reaper (training)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35C Lightning II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35B Lightning II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/harrier-jump-jet\/\">AV-8B Harrier II (former)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/harrier-jump-jet\/\">AV-8B Harrier II (to 2025)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/harrier-jump-jet\/\">AV-8B Harrier II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mq-9-reaper\/\">MQ-9A Reaper<\/a>, RQ-21A Blackjack, EA-6B Prowler<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"knownfor\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Claim to fame<\/div>\n<h2>What Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is known for<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kfgrid\">\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">01<\/div>\n<h3>Home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing<\/h3>\n<p>The headquarters of the Corps&rsquo; East Coast air wing and of Marine Aircraft Group 14.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">Commissioned 20 May 1942; MAG-14 has been here since July 1946.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">02<\/div>\n<h3>Where the Harrier bowed out<\/h3>\n<p>The Marine Corps marked the end of the AV-8B with a five-ship flyover and a water-cannon salute at Cherry Point.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">3 June 2026, after 55 years of Harriers: AV-8A from 1971, AV-8B from 1985.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">03<\/div>\n<h3>An aircraft factory on the base<\/h3>\n<p>Fleet Readiness Center East overhauls Navy and Marine aircraft next to the runways.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">About 4,200 workers and more than $720 million in annual revenue (2017).<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">04<\/div>\n<h3>The last Prowlers<\/h3>\n<p>VMAQ-2 flew electronic-warfare EA-6Bs from Cherry Point for decades and was the last squadron with the type.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">Decommissioned 8 March 2019, after 67 years at Cherry Point (1952&ndash;2019).<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">05<\/div>\n<h3>Four runways<\/h3>\n<p>Two pairs of parallel runways, sufficient for the station to serve as an alternate emergency landing site for Space Shuttle launches.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">Longest: 14L\/32R at 8,978 ft (2,736 m); the station covers more than 29,000 acres.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">06<\/div>\n<h3>East Coast F-35C<\/h3>\n<p>The carrier-capable F-35C arrived with VMFA-251.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">2024: the first active-duty F-35C squadron on the East Coast.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"deep\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Go deeper<\/div>\n<h2>The long version<\/h2>\n<div class=\"deep\">\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">01<\/span><span>A swamp, a war and Cunningham Field<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>Cherry Point was planned before the United States entered the Second World War. Congress authorised the station on 9 July 1941 and appropriated $14,990,000; clearing of about 8,000 acres of swamp, farmland and timber began on 6 August, and construction started in November 1941, weeks before Pearl Harbor. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Cushman supervised the building and became the first commanding officer.<\/p>\n<p>The station was commissioned on 20 May 1942 as Cunningham Field, after Alfred A. Cunningham, who had reported for flight training on 22 May 1912 and is counted as the first Marine aviator. Its wartime job was to train squadrons for the Pacific. It also flew anti-submarine patrols: according to Wikipedia an Army Air Forces squadron and a Navy squadron operating from the area each sank a German U-boat off the North Carolina coast in 1943.<\/p>\n<p>The station&rsquo;s other big tenant arrived the same year. On 16 December 1943 the Overhaul and Repair Department opened in a building of more than 500,000 square feet; it is now Fleet Readiness Center East. Marine Aircraft Group 14 moved in in July 1946 and has stayed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">02<\/span><span>Harrier country<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>From the 1970s Cherry Point was the East Coast home of the Marine Harrier. The Aviationist dates the AV-8A in Marine service from 1971 to 1985 and the AV-8B from 1985. In Desert Storm, Cherry Point sent three AV-8B squadrons, two A-6E squadrons, a KC-130 squadron and an EA-6B squadron to the Gulf. Wikipedia credits VMA-231 and VMA-542 alone with more than 2,000 sorties and about 4.5 million pounds of ordnance in January and February 1991, much of it against Iraqi artillery and the Republican Guard.<\/p>\n<p>The end came slowly. VMA-231 flew its last Harrier sortie at Cherry Point on 29 May 2025. VMA-223, the last Harrier squadron in the Corps, returned from its final deployment on 20 May 2026, and on 3 June 2026 four single-seat AV-8Bs and a TAV-8B trainer flew a five-ship formation over the station before landing under a water-cannon salute. Both squadrons go to the F-35B.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">03<\/span><span>The Prowler years<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 called Cherry Point home from 1952 to 2019 and flew the EA-6B Prowler, the four-seat electronic-warfare jet. Its record includes two of the worst accidents in Marine aviation. On 26 May 1981 one of its EA-6Bs crashed while landing on USS Nimitz, striking parked aircraft; 14 crew members were killed and more than 40 injured.<\/p>\n<p>On 3 February 1998 a VMAQ-2 Prowler, BuNo 163045, callsign Easy 0-1, deployed to Aviano in Italy, cut the cable of a gondola at Cavalese in the Dolomites while flying at about 470 knots and 80&ndash;100 metres, far below the 2,000-foot minimum. All 20 people in the cabin died. The pilot and navigator were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter but convicted of obstruction of justice and conduct unbecoming an officer, for destroying a videotape of the flight, and dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>VMAQ-2 came home from the last Prowler deployment in November 2018 and was decommissioned on 8 March 2019, the last squadron flying the EA-6B.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">04<\/span><span>Depot and fifth generation<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>Fleet Readiness Center East grew from the wartime repair shop into the Naval Air Rework Facility in April 1967, the Naval Aviation Depot in March 1987 and its present name in October 2006. In 2017 it reported more than $720 million in annual revenue and called itself the largest industrial employer in eastern North Carolina; it received its first F-35C that year.<\/p>\n<p>The flying line has changed as fast. VMFA-251 received its first F-35C in 2024, the first active-duty F-35C squadron on the East Coast, and Wikipedia lists VMFA-542 on the F-35B. VMGR-252 flies the KC-130J and VMUT-2 trains MQ-9A and RQ-21A crews. A new headquarters replaced Building 198, gutted by fire on 8 September 2007. What has not changed is the airspace over Pamlico Sound and the outlying fields at Bogue, Oak Grove and Atlantic, where Marines still practise carrier landings and austere-field work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"timeline\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, year by year<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1941<\/div>\n<p>9 July: Congress authorises the station with $14,990,000. 6 August: land clearing begins; construction starts in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1942<\/div>\n<p>20 May: commissioned as Cunningham Field; Lt Col Thomas J. Cushman is the first commanding officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1943<\/div>\n<p>16 December: the Overhaul and Repair Department opens, the origin of Fleet Readiness Center East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1946<\/div>\n<p>July: Marine Aircraft Group 14 moves to Cherry Point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1952<\/div>\n<p>VMAQ-2&rsquo;s long tenure at Cherry Point begins, per Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1957<\/div>\n<p>1 July: the USAF 614th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron sets up a radar station on the base; it closes on 1 August 1963.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1981<\/div>\n<p>26 May: a VMAQ-2 EA-6B crashes landing on USS Nimitz; 14 killed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1991<\/div>\n<p>January&ndash;February: Cherry Point AV-8B, A-6E, KC-130 and EA-6B squadrons fight in Desert Storm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1998<\/div>\n<p>3 February: a VMAQ-2 Prowler deployed to Aviano cuts the Cavalese cable car line; 20 killed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2006<\/div>\n<p>October: the depot becomes Fleet Readiness Center East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2007<\/div>\n<p>8 September: fire guts the station headquarters, Building 198.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2019<\/div>\n<p>8 March: VMAQ-2, the last EA-6B squadron, is decommissioned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2024<\/div>\n<p>VMFA-251 receives its first F-35C, the first active-duty F-35C squadron on the East Coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2026<\/div>\n<p>3 June: the AV-8B Harrier sundown is flown at Cherry Point; 4 June: VMFA-231 is reactivated on the F-35B.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"incidents\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Incidents &amp; stories<\/div>\n<h2>What happened here<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inc\">\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">26 May 1981<\/div>\n<h3>The Nimitz flight deck crash<\/h3>\n<p>An EA-6B Prowler of VMAQ-2, Cherry Point&rsquo;s electronic-warfare squadron, crashed while landing aboard the carrier USS Nimitz and struck aircraft parked on the deck. Wikipedia&rsquo;s squadron history records 14 crew members killed and more than 40 injured. The squadron went on to fly the Prowler from Cherry Point for almost four more decades.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VMAQ-2\">Wikipedia, finding aid<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">3 February 1998<\/div>\n<h3>Cavalese<\/h3>\n<p>A VMAQ-2 Prowler, BuNo 163045, callsign Easy 0-1, on deployment at Aviano, flew through the cable of a gondola at Cavalese in the Italian Dolomites at about 470 knots and 80&ndash;100 metres above the ground, against a 2,000-foot minimum. All 20 people in the cabin, 19 passengers and the operator, were killed; the aircraft landed damaged. The pilot and navigator were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter but convicted of obstruction of justice and conduct unbecoming an officer over a destroyed videotape, and dismissed. The United States paid 75 per cent of Italy&rsquo;s compensation to victims&rsquo; families.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_Cavalese_cable_car_crash\">Wikipedia, finding aid<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">8 September 2007<\/div>\n<h3>The headquarters fire<\/h3>\n<p>A fire gutted Building 198, the station headquarters. Ground was broken for its replacement on 29 July 2009, with completion planned for 2011. No casualties are reported in the source consulted. It is a small footnote, but it explains why the command offices of one of the Corps&rsquo; oldest air stations sit in a building barely fifteen years old.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Cherry_Point\">Wikipedia, finding aid<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">3 June 2026<\/div>\n<h3>The last Harrier formation<\/h3>\n<p>Four single-seat AV-8B Harrier IIs and a two-seat TAV-8B flew a five-ship formation over Cherry Point and landed under a water-cannon salute, marking the end of the Harrier in Marine service. VMA-223, the last squadron, had returned from the type&rsquo;s final operational deployment on 20 May 2026 and was expected to deactivate in September 2026. The Aviationist dates Marine Harriers from the AV-8A of 1971.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/theaviationist.com\/2026\/06\/03\/end-of-an-era-usmc-av-8b-harrier-ii-sundown\/\">The Aviationist<\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"map\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Location<\/div>\n<h2>Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and its neighbours<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mapframe\">\n<div id=\"oobmap\" class=\"oobmap\" style=\"height:440px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"legend\"><span><i class=\"dot\"><\/i> Active air base<\/span><span><i class=\"dot was\"><\/i> Closed or reserve<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt\" id=\"nearbytbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Nearby base<\/th>\n<th>ICAO<\/th>\n<th>Status<\/th>\n<th>Based types<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr data-base=\"beaufort\">\n<td>Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort<\/td>\n<td>KNBC<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>F-35B Lightning II, F\/A-18A\/C Hornet, F\/A-18C Hornet, F-35C Lightning II (planned)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-base=\"new-river\">\n<td>Marine Corps Air Station New River<\/td>\n<td>KNCA<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>MV-22B Osprey, CH-53K King Stallion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-base=\"quantico\">\n<td>Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico<\/td>\n<td>KNYG<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>VH-92A Patriot, VH-3D Sea King and VH-60N Whitehawk, MV-22B Osprey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/div>\n<h2>Everything people ask about Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qa\">\n<details open>\n<summary>What is MCAS Cherry Point known for?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">It is the home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Marine Corps&rsquo; East Coast air wing, and of Fleet Readiness Center East, one of the Navy&rsquo;s aircraft depots. For decades it was the East Coast base of the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/harrier-jump-jet\/\">Harrier<\/a>, which the Marines retired there on 3 June 2026.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What aircraft fly at Cherry Point now?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">F-35B and F-35C <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">Lightning IIs<\/a> of Marine Aircraft Group 14, KC-130J tankers of VMGR-252, and MQ-9A and RQ-21A unmanned aircraft of the training squadron VMUT-2. The last AV-8Bs of VMA-223 flew their sundown in June 2026.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why is it called Cherry Point?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The name comes from the local post office. The airfield itself was commissioned on 20 May 1942 as Cunningham Field, after Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine aviator, and still carries that name in the FAA listing.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>When did the Harrier retire from Cherry Point?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">VMA-231 flew its last Harrier sortie on 29 May 2025. VMA-223, the last Harrier squadron, came back from the final deployment on 20 May 2026, and the sundown ceremony was flown at Cherry Point on 3 June 2026.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Was the Cavalese cable car jet from Cherry Point?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The EA-6B Prowler that cut the Cavalese cable on 3 February 1998, killing 20 people, belonged to VMAQ-2, a Cherry Point squadron, but was deployed to Aviano in Italy at the time. VMAQ-2 stayed at Cherry Point until it was decommissioned on 8 March 2019.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How big is MCAS Cherry Point?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">More than 29,000 acres, with four asphalt runways: 14L\/32R (8,978 ft), 5L\/23R (8,489 ft), 14R\/32L (8,397 ft) and 5R\/23L (8,189 ft). It also controls outlying fields at Bogue, Oak Grove and Atlantic.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is Fleet Readiness Center East?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The Navy depot on the station that overhauls and repairs Navy and Marine aircraft. It opened on 16 December 1943 and took its current name in October 2006; it reported about 4,200 workers and more than $720 million in annual revenue in 2017.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point still an active military air base?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes. Active (home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing: F-35B and F-35C squadrons, KC-130J tankers and an unmanned training squadron; the AV-8B Harrier was retired here on 3 June 2026). The United States Marine Corps Aviation operates it as Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Installations East; flying units under Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the ICAO code of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The ICAO code of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is KNKT. The airfield sits at 9 m above sea level in North Carolina, at 34.9032 N, 76.8808 W.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How long is the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has 4 runways: 14L\/32R, 2,736 m (8,976 ft), asphalt; 5L\/23R, 2,587 m (8,488 ft), asphalt; 14R\/32L, 2,559 m (8,396 ft), asphalt; 5R\/23L, 2,496 m (8,189 ft), asphalt.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which squadrons are based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point currently hosts Marine Aircraft Group 14 flying the F-35B and F-35C Lightning II, KC-130J Super Hercules, MQ-9A Reaper (training); Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 (VMFA-251) flying the F-35C Lightning II; Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542) flying the F-35B Lightning II, AV-8B Harrier II (former); Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 231 (VMFA-231) flying the F-35B Lightning II, AV-8B Harrier II (to 2025); Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) flying the AV-8B Harrier II; Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) flying the KC-130J Super Hercules; Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2 (VMUT-2) flying the MQ-9A Reaper, RQ-21A Blackjack; Fleet Readiness Center East flying the &mdash;.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which aircraft used to fly from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Over its history Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has hosted Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) (1952&ndash;2019) with the EA-6B Prowler.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is MCAS Cherry Point known for?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is the home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Marine Corps\\u2019 East Coast air wing, and of Fleet Readiness Center East, one of the Navy\\u2019s aircraft depots. 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Active (home of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing: F-35B and F-35C squadrons, KC-130J tankers and an unmanned training squadron; the AV-8B Harrier was retired here on 3 June 2026). The United States Marine Corps Aviation operates it as Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Marine Corps Installations East; flying units under Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is the ICAO code of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The ICAO code of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is KNKT. The airfield sits at 9 m above sea level in North Carolina, at 34.9032 N, 76.8808 W.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How long is the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has 4 runways: 14L\/32R, 2,736 m (8,976 ft), asphalt; 5L\/23R, 2,587 m (8,488 ft), asphalt; 14R\/32L, 2,559 m (8,396 ft), asphalt; 5R\/23L, 2,496 m (8,189 ft), asphalt.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which squadrons are based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point currently hosts Marine Aircraft Group 14 flying the F-35B and F-35C Lightning II, KC-130J Super Hercules, MQ-9A Reaper (training); Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 (VMFA-251) flying the F-35C Lightning II; Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542) flying the F-35B Lightning II, AV-8B Harrier II (former); Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 231 (VMFA-231) flying the F-35B Lightning II, AV-8B Harrier II (to 2025); Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) flying the AV-8B Harrier II; Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 (VMGR-252) flying the KC-130J Super Hercules; Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2 (VMUT-2) flying the MQ-9A Reaper, RQ-21A Blackjack; Fleet Readiness Center East flying the \\u2014.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which aircraft used to fly from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Over its history Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has hosted Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) (1952\\u20132019) with the EA-6B Prowler.\"}}]}<\/script><hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Continue the tour<\/div>\n<h2>Around Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relgrid\"><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/united-states-marine-corps-aviation\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The operator<\/span><span class=\"rh\">United States Marine Corps Aviation<\/span><span class=\"rp\">Fleet, bases and order of battle of the service that flies from here.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the United States Marine Corps Aviation page<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\"><span class=\"rk\">Based here<\/span><span class=\"rh\">F-35B and F-35C Lightning II<\/span><span class=\"rp\">History, specifications and stories in the Book of Beasts.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the F-35B and F-35C Lightning II story<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\"><span class=\"rk\">Based here<\/span><span class=\"rh\">KC-130J Super Hercules<\/span><span class=\"rp\">History, specifications and stories in the Book of Beasts.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the KC-130J Super Hercules story<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/div>\n<h2>Every fact, checked<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/06\/02\/marine-squadron-conducts-its-final-harrier-flight-in-switch-to-f-35\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Corps Times: Marine squadron conducts its final Harrier flight in switch to F-35 (2 June 2025)<\/a><span>VMA-231&rsquo;s last Harrier flight on 29 May 2025 at Cherry Point; deactivation planned for September 2025; full fifth-generation tactical fleet expected by 2030.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theaviationist.com\/2026\/06\/03\/end-of-an-era-usmc-av-8b-harrier-ii-sundown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Aviationist: End of an Era &mdash; U.S. Marine Corps Celebrates AV-8B Harrier II Sundown (3 June 2026)<\/a><span>Sundown ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point on 3 June 2026; VMA-223 back from its last deployment on 20 May 2026; deactivation expected in September 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airnav.com\/airport\/KNKT\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AirNav: KNKT Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station (Cunningham Field)<\/a><span>FAA data: reference point 34.9031717, -76.8807747; elevation 29 ft; runways 14L\/32R 8,978 ft, 5L\/23R 8,489 ft, 14R\/32L 8,397 ft, 5R\/23L 8,189 ft, all asphalt.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"verified\">Verified 2026-10-01.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<style>#mfam .ph1{background-image:url(https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/w17-hero-cherry-point.jpg)!important}<\/style>\n<style>#mfam .cflag{background-image:url(https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/swiss-canton-flags-sprite-v2.png)!important}#mfam 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