Proposed North Carolina Outlying Landing Field

The Proposed North Carolina Outlying Landing Field is a proposed Naval Outlying Landing Field by the United States Navy that would service both Naval Air Station Oceana and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

History

Plans by the Navy to construct an outlying landing field supporting both Naval Air Station Oceana and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in eastern North Carolina, initiated in 2006, have been met with fierce opposition by local residents and environmentalists. Concerns about the ecological impacts of the field, along with noise concerns voiced by residents,[1][2] led to the abandonment of the initially planned sites for the OLF,[3] along with a delay in the project's environmental impact statement.[4][5]

In early 2011, the U.S. Navy announced it was suspending plans for the construction of the outlying landing field until at least 2014.[6]

In November, 2013, the US Navy announced it was cancelling plans for a Navy OLF in North Carolina. [7]

References
  1. Transcript of Navy News video Archived 2005-03-21 at the Wayback Machine explaining noise concerns to residents in 2004
  2. "North Carolinians Opposed to the Outlying Landing Field". Noolf.com. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  3. OLFEIS | Navy Outlying Landing Field Environmental Impact Statement
  4. Navy Announces Delay of Environmental Impact Statement for East Coast Landing Field Sites, US Navy, 8/28/2009.
  5. The next Oceana?
  6. Hampton, Jeff (28 January 2011). "Navy scraps plan for jet landing field until at least 2014". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, VA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  7. News, Drew C. Wilson, Havelock. "Navy cancels current plans for OLF in North Carolina, Virginia". Havelock News. Retrieved 2020-03-12.

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