Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Facilities for Oceana Master Jet Base and Cherry Point MCAS Washington County, North Carolina
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he project site was an approximate 12,000 Hectare agricultural property located in rural Washington County, North Carolina off NC Highway 45/99, approximately 7 km south of NC Highway 32 and about 15 km south of the town of Plymouth, NC. The project was to include a 2,440 meter runway with associated overruns, taxiways, parking apron, aircraft arresting gear, lighting and refueling facilities. Proposed structures included an integrated aircraft rescue and fire fighting station/air operations facility/air traffic control tower, fuel pump house, fuel storage tanks, maintenance and storage buildings, guard houses, water storage tank, and navigation building/tower. Infrastructure was to include a fire training area, domestic and fire water lines, sanitary sewers with on-site treatment, storm water management utilities, various pavements for drives and parking areas, mechanical and electrical utilities, and security fencing. An approximate 3 kilometer long roadway was proposed for accessing the facility. The rerouting existing Albemarle Drainage Canals 6 through 10 was required to construct the airfield. Airfield design was in accordance with UFC 3-260-01 and UFC 3-260-02. Design aircraft loading at full gross weight included 100,000 annual passes of an F-15 C/D, 100 annual passes of a C-130, and 10 annual passes of a C-17. The main access road was designed for HS-20 loading using NCDOT standards.
