NS Mayport Florida
Naval Station Mayport is a military base located 7 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida at the mouth of St. Johns River. The station has an asphalt paved airfield named Admiral David L. McDonald Field.
Established in December 1942, Naval Station Mayport has expanded extensively and has now been recognized as the third largest United States naval fleet concentration area. The harbor of the base can accommodate 35 ships and the airfield can handle most of the aircraft of the United States air arsenal. The airfield conducts 135,000 sorties annually.
Naval Station Mayport is currently under the command of Captain Aaron L. Bowman and is home to the United States 4th Fleet.
The base is home to 14,000 active-duty personnel, 45,000 family members, and 1,400 civilian personnel.
Location: 30.3942, -81.42
Phone: (904) 270-5401
DSN: 960-5011July 12, 2010
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