Millington Regional Jetport

Millington Regional Jetport
IATA: NQA – ICAO: KNQA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Millington Airport Authority
Location		Millington, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL		320 ft / 97.5 m
Coordinates		35°21′24″N 89°52′13″W / 35.35667°N 89.87028°W / 35.35667; -89.87028Coordinates: 35°21′24″N 89°52′13″W / 35.35667°N 89.87028°W / 35.35667; -89.87028
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
4/22	8,000	2,438	Asphalt/Concrete

Millington Regional Jetport (IATA: NQA, ICAO: KNQA), formerly known as Millington Municipal Airport, is a public airport in the city of Millington, in Shelby County, Tennessee, USA. The airport is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Memphis. It was formerly known as Naval Air Station Memphis and it still provides support to military aircraft visiting the adjacent Naval Support Activity Mid-South.

Facilities

Millington Regional Jetport covers 400 acres (162 ha) and has one runway:

• Runway 4/22: 8,000 x 200 ft (61 m). (2,438 x 61 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete

General

Aerial view of NAS Memphis in the mid-1940s.

Originally constructed in 1942 as Naval Air Station Memphis, the airfield provided pilot training during World War II. During the postwar period of the mid-1940s through the mid-1990s, NAS Memphis hosted numerous locally-based Naval Air Reserve and Marine Air Reserve flying squadrons, as well as a major naval air technical training center (NATTC Millington) that provided the bulk of enlisted aviation speciality training for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The original NAS Memphis comprised over 3,800 acres (15 km²).

The 1993 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission report resulted in significant changes to the base's mission and its redesignation in 1995 as Naval Support Activity Memphis. The airfield and flight line proper was turned over to the city of Millington, which is now the Millington Regional Jetport.

In 1998, the name of the remaining naval base (i.e., non-airfield) was changed to the Naval Support Activity Mid-South to better reflect its current mission and the Navy's approach to regionalization. Naval Support Activity Mid-South is one of the largest single employers in the state of Tennessee, with approximately 6000 military, civilian and contractor employees on 1,950 acres (7.9 km²). The naval base hosts many tenant organizations, notably the Commander, Navy Personnel Command (NAVPERSCOM) and the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS).^[1]

On December 9, 2008, a Mitsubishi MU-2 crash-landed on runway 4 while passing through the area. The pilot announced that he may have not been able to reach the airport and have to land on U.S. Highway 51. The pilot was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, and the FAA and NTSB are currently investigating the incident.

References

1. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/millington.htm

• Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
• Millington Regional Jetport (official web site)

External links

• Millington Municipal Airport (Memphis Area Airports)
• Millington Municipal Airport (Millington Chamber of Commerce)
• Midsouth Airshow at Millington Regional Jetport
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KNQA
  • ASN accident history for NQA
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KNQA