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Moffett Federal Airfield

Mountain View, United States

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Location

Mountain View · CA · United States

Position

37.416°, -122.049° · 32 ft elev.

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Historic military airfield now serving federal and private aviation.

Opened

1933

Location

Mountain View, United States

Moffett Federal Airfield, located in Mountain View, California, is a joint-use airfield operated primarily by NASA Ames Research Center and the United States Navy. Originally built in the 1930s, it has played a significant role in both military aviation and aeronautical research throughout its history. The airfield is home to the iconic Hangar One, a massive structure originally built to house the USS Macon airship, which remains one of the largest free-standing structures in the world. Google's parent company, Alphabet, holds a long-term lease allowing its executives to operate private aircraft from the facility. Moffett Federal Airfield is not a commercial airport and does not serve scheduled passenger airline service. Its operations are focused on federal government missions, NASA research flights, and authorized private aviation under special agreements.

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The airfield is accessible by car from Highway 101 and is located near the Mountain View Caltrain and VTA transit stations.

Notable facts

›Hangar One was built in 1933 to house the USS Macon, a helium-filled rigid airship.
›NASA Ames Research Center is co-located on the airfield and conducts ongoing aeronautical and space research.
›Google (Alphabet) executives hold a lease granting private aircraft access to the airfield.
›The U.S. Navy operated the base until 1994, when it was transferred to NASA.
›The airfield's IATA code NUQ reflects its historical designation as Naval Air Station Moffett Field.

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Moffett Federal Airfield, also known as Moffett Field, is a joint civil-military airport located in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County, California, United States, between northern Mountain View and northern Sunnyvale. On November 10, 2014, NASA announced that it would be leasing 1,000 acres (400 ha) of the airfield property to Google for 60 years.

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