NAS Moffett Field
Airfield Identification
12 April 1933 to present
United States of America
CITY: Sunnyvale, CA
IATA/ICAO CODES: NUQ / KNUQ
OTHER NAMES: NAS Sunnyvale (1933), NAS Moffett Field (1933-1994), Moffett Federal Airfield (1994-present)
Commando Operations
Moffett Field was opened in 1933 as a Navy base. In 1939, NACA opened the Ames Research Center at Moffett, its second research laboratory. Ames mission was to conduct wind-tunnel research on the aerodynamics of propeller-driven aircraft. Ames used a Commando for deicing research during World War II.
Units & operators based
NACA Ames Research Center