master jet base

In the United States Navy, a master jet base is a naval air station with permanent basing and homeporting of carrier-based tactical jet squadrons (e.g., fighter, strike fighter, attack), carrier air wings, and the provision of one or more jet-capable naval outlying fields or auxiliary landing fields in relatively close proximity for use in concentrated Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP).{{cite book|title=Hampton Roads Joint Land Use Study|year=2005|publisher=Hampton Roads Planning District Commission|location=Hampton Roads, Virginia|url=http://www.hrpdc.org/JLUS/Report/2JLUSChap2.pdf}}

Current operating

Decommissioned

Naval Air Station Cecil Field - Jacksonville, Florida, now the Cecil Airport
Naval Air Station Sanford - Sanford, Florida, now the Orlando-Sanford International Airport

=Originally slated as a Master Jet Base, but redirected to other missions (e.g., Maritime Patrol, Training, etc.), then decommissioned=

Naval Air Station Brunswick - Brunswick, Maine, now the Brunswick Executive Airport
Naval Air Station Glynco - Brunswick, Georgia, formerly the Glynco Jetport, now the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport

Transferred to another service

Naval Air Station Miramar - San Diego, California, now Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

References

Category:Airfields of the United States Navy

Category:Naval air stations