MCAS Cherry Point NC (KNKT) Base Profile

For my Tar Heell peeps in the eastern part of the state, here is an updated base profile for MCAS Cherry Point (KNKT) North Carolina.

MCAS Cherry Point (NKT) Local Frequencies
Agency - VHF/UHF
NKT Approach/Departure East 124.100/268.700
NKT Approach North 119.750/360.775
NKT Approach West 119.350/377.175
NKT Arrival 132.575/299.600
NKT Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) 118.350 235.975 257.725 278.800 290.300 305.200 317.525 351.825
NKT Local Control (Tower) 121.300/340.200
NKT Ground Control 128.625/ 239.025
NKT Clearance Delivery 125.950/316.125
NKT ATIS 127.475/244.875
NKT Metro (Weather) 343.500
NKT Base Operations 126.200/305.700
VHF/UHF Guard 121.500/243.000

Adjacent Area Facility Frequencies 
ZDC Washington ARTCC – EWN Low 135.500/281.425
ZDC Washington ARTCC – Sampson 135.300/285.500
ZDC Washington ARTCC – ILM High 124.025/269.150
ZDC Washington ARTCC – Cofield 123.850/323.000
ZDC Washington ARTCC – Northeast of Billy Mitchell HSE 124.725
Seymour Johnson AFB (GSB) North 123.700/290.900
Seymour Johnson AFB (GSB) South 119.700/273.600
Seymour Johnson AFB (GSB) Global 127.300/273.600
Wilmington (ILM) Approach 135.750/317.425
Wilmington (ILM) Clearance Delivery 121.400
Albert Ellis NC (OAJ) UNICOM 123.000
FACSFAC VaCapes (NVF) Giant Killer 135.875 251.600 310.100
NAS Oceana (NTU) Approach 123.900/266.800
Norfolk (ORF) Approach 127.900/269.425
Elizabeth City (ECG) Arrivals 119.550
MCAS New River (NCA) Radar 124.850 /279.575
MCAS New River (NCA) Tower 120.000/360.200
MCALF Bogue Field (NJM) Tower 126.450/341.300
Beaufort/MJ Smith (MRH) ASOS 135.375
Beaufort/MJ Smith (MRH) UNICOM 122.800
Beaufort/MJ Smith (MRH) Clearance Delivery 125.650
Craven Co Regional (EWN) Clearance Delivery 120.525
Craven Co Regional (EWN) Tower/CTAF 124.250
Craven Co Regional (EWN) ASOS 118.525
Dare Co Regional (MQI) RCO 124.725
Kingston NC (ISO) Tower 120.600/ 335.550
RDU FSS – EWN RCO 122.200/122.400
Billy Mitchell NC (HSE) RCO TO FSS 122.300
Billy Mitchell NC (HSE) UNICOM 122.900
Billy Mitchell NC (HSE) ASOS 118.375
Ocracoke Island NC (W95) UNICOM 122.900
Hyde County (7W6) UNICOM 122.700
Blackburn Range Control 119.500/ 233.800
Big Rock R-5306A/Core MOA 139.300/244.800
Big Rock R-5306C/Hat F MOA 141.950/323.775
BT-9 (Bomb Target) 149.325/226.575
BT-11 (Bomb Target) 141.850/323.900
Big Rock Civil 132.475

Cherry Point Local Based Squadrons

Squadron A/C Call Modex Type Squadron Common -- A/A
VMR-1 Lobo C-560/C-9 323.700
VMAT-203 Mars KD AV-8/TAV-8 361.450 -- 236.200 250.200
VMA-223 Stone WP AV-8 307.400 -- 299.400 308.200
VMA-231 Spade CG AV-8 261.225 -- 236.700 363.300
VMA-542 Lusty WH AV-8 252.625 -- 311.525 377.600
NADEP Driver Any Type 293.825
VMAQ-2 Jester CY EA-6B 348.875 -- 268.300
VMAQ-3 Dog MD EA-6B 357.125 -- 265.300
VMAQ-4 Hook RM EA-6B 360.975 -- 258.175
VMGR-252 Otis BH C-130 236.250 -- 269.9250 363.6000
VMU-2 Nightowl Shadow Blackjack I do not have any known freqs for this unit yet. Anyone?

2016 Cherry Point Airshow Frequencies

Military Air Boss -- 340.200 (my favorite guy)
Discrete -- 233.975/305.200
Backup -- 317.525
MAGTF -- 278.800/290.300
AR Primary -- 237.735

Civilian
Air Boss -- 121,300
Backup -- 132.575
Discrete -- 118.350

Airfield Vehicle Call Signs
Airport Vehicles Call Sign Type/Agency
Cherry 9 White Toolbox Truck/Facilities
Cherry 33 Yellow Emergency Truck/Recovery
Cherry 35 Small White Flatbed Pickup/Recovery
Cherry 37 White Van
Cherry 38 Water Truck/CFR
Cherry 39 Neon Green Emergency Truck/CFR Sec Ldr
Cherry 40 White Ford Ranger/ CFR Sec Ldr
Cherry 41-59 P19 /CFR
Cherry 65 White Panel Van/ATC Maint
Cherry 67 White Pickup Truck/ATC Maint
Cherry 68 Green Pickup W/ White Camper/ATC Maint
Cherry 69 White Pickup/EOD
Cherry 90 Large Yellow NADEP Tug/NADEP
Cherry Echo, etc Hand Held For Any Vehicle
Paddles 633 Green King Cab Pickup/Airops
Paddles 635 Red Jeep Cherokee/Airops
Paddles White Vehicle/All Squadrons
Val 1 Silver 2-Door Dodge Pickup/Val
Val 2 White Extended Cab Pickup/Val
Val 3 White King Cab Follow-Me/Val
Val 4 White King Cab Pickup/Val
Val Pax Van Blue Passenger Van/Val
Val Stairs White Stair Truck/Val
Recovery 4 White Single Cab Pickup/Recovery
Recovery 6 White Extended Cab Pickup/Recovery
Recovery 31 White Flatbed With Racks/Recovery

You will any be able to hear the above call signs if you are very close to the base. And if you are within LMR ground range and are equipped to monitor P25 trunked systems, I need some help checking out some frequency information I have on hand for Cherry Point and areas bases. If you have some time and are so equipped please contact here via the email address in the masthead.

Lightning in sky for first time

12/22/2006 - The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter takes off for its initial flight Dec. 15 over Fort Worth, Texas. (Lockheed Martin photo/Tom Harvey)

This information originally appeared in the July 2006 MT Milcom column. Copyright 2006 by Monitoring Times magazine and Teak Publications. For personal use only. All rights reserved and not for redistribution in any form.

NAS/JRB Fort Worth Base Communications Profile

DSN Prefix: 874 ICAO Code: KNFW

Area/Base Aero Frequencies

ATIS 273.575

Base Operations 139.300 291.775

Brownwood MOA (FTW Center) 380.050 317.700 (Hornet) 343.600 (Tomcat) 282.200 (Loon)

DFW Regional Approach/Departure 125.800 257.950 363.150

Falcon Range (FTW Center) 290.100

Ground Controlled Approach 128.775 132.225 371.875

Navy Fort Worth Arrival 128.775 371.875

Navy Fort Worth Tower 120.950 269.325 284.725

Navy Fort Worth Ground 126.400 254.325 279.575

PMSV Metro 342.550

Sheppard AFB Monitor 335.900
Lockheed Fort Worth Operations 123.150 (Tertiary) 123.400 (Secondary) 123.575 (Primary) 284.100 (Primary) 292.500 (Secondary) 349.725 (Tertiary)

Flight Test Support 231.450 277.750 300.400 349.700

Base Unit List

USAF 136AW/181AS (Callsign Rodeo) No frequencies currently identififed

USAF 301FW/457FS (Callsign Spad) 252.100 (Ops) 276.500 (A-A) 306.000 (A-A)

VHF Freqs: 140.175 140.275 141.650 149.050 149.075 149.125

USMC VMFA-112 (Callsign Cowboy) 252.525 (A-A) 318.600 (Ops) 318.650 (A-A)

VHF Freqs: 140.325 141.950

USMC VMGR-234 (Callsign Ranger) 233.900 289.800 Operations (Range Ops)

USN VFA-201 (Callsign Pistol) 291.675 (A-A) 299.500 (A-A) 320.500 (A-A) 344.200 (Ops) 344.250 (A-A) 355.100 (A-A)

Unknown Unit 355.400 (Ops)

Lockheed-Martin Callsigns:

Lightning F-35 Aircraft

Picasso Aircraft Painters

Rocket Civilian Test Pilots

Viper USAF Test Pilots

Wagon Wheel Lockheed Flight Test Support Van

Land Mobile Frequencies

Lockheed Fort Worth 72.040 72.180 72.240 72.360 72.440 152.345/157.605 153.080/158.310 153.140/160.065 153.230 153.350/160.185 451.225/456.225 451.3625 456.3625 461.1875 461.825 462.0125 462.0625 462.1125 462.1625 462.3625 462.4000/467.4000 462.9125 462.3250 462.8875 463.2375/468.2375 463.3125/468.3125 463.7375 463.8125 463.8500 463.8625 464.0125 464.3375 464.7125 464.9625 466.1875 466.8125 466.8250 467.0125 467.0625 467.1125 467.1625 467.7500 467.9125 468.8125 468.3500 469.0125 469.3375 469.9625 855.3375/810.3375

49.2375 Unknown user/usage

138.575 Fire/EMS repeater (103.5-Hz PL tone)

140.025 Miscellaneous Net

140.050 Miscellaneous Net

140.100 Fire/Crash Net

140.325 Marine Ground Maintenance Frequency (tentative)

141.950 Marine Ground Maintenance Frequency (tentative)

149.200 Flight Line/Transit Ops (linked to TG 24576) [This is NOT 149.205 that has been reported on some list-LVH]

163.4635 Lockheed Security Repeater (114.8-Hz PL tone)

163.4875 Miscellaneous Net
461.8125 Lockheed Flightline (123.0-Hz PL tone)

Base Trunk System

Motorola ASTRO 3600 baud (APCO 25 Mixed Mode)

System ID: 7504

Base Frequency: 406.500 MHz, Spacing: 12.5-kHz, Offset: 380

Frequencies: 407.3635 407.9625 408.5625 408.9625 409.4375 409.9625 410.3625 410.7625

Talkgroups:

48 Base Security (Analog)

80 Base Security

112 Base Security

144 Base Security

192 Unknown user/usage

272 Unknown user/usage

8240 Unknown user/usage(Digital)

8272 Unknown user/usage(Digital)

8304 Unknown user/usage(Digital)

8752 Unknown user/usage(Digital)

9360 Unknown user/usage(Digital)

9456 Unknown user/usage(Digital)

9648 Unknown user/usage(Digital)

9760 Unknown user/POL (P25) [tentative]

24576 Flight Line/Transit Ops (P25)

24608 VFA-201 Maintenance (P25)

24624 Base Public Works (P25)

24640 136AW/181AS Texas ANG

32784 301FW Aircraft Maintenance [Viper/Red]

32816 Unknown user/usage (Digital)

32880 Aircraft Maintenance [Red]

32912 Aircraft Maintenance/Inspection [Maverick] (P25)

32944 Unknown user/usage

33008 301FW Security

40992 Fire Dispatch (P25)

41008 Fire Talk

41072 Fire Prevention (P25)

41088 Fire Talk (P25)