Naval Outlying Landing Field Wolf
closed military airport in Alabama
Naval Outlying Landing Field Wolf, or Wolf Field (ICAO: KNHL), was a military airport in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It was built between 1942-44 by the United States Navy, and operated as a satellite field to NAS Pensacola for most of its lifetime. It was closed around 2012.
History
NOLF Wolf was built between 1942-44 by the United States Navy. It was a part of a larger system of Second World War-era satellite airfields operated by Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. It was designated as Field 27016, primarily operating as an auxiliary airfield with three 3,000 feet long asphalt runways and no hangars. It remained under the ownership of the US Government, and was operated by the Navy. The airfield was first depicted on a January 1944 Mobile Sectional Chart. By 1951, there were no buildings associated with the airfield. Throughout the decades, NOLF Wolf did not receive any upgrades and its runways remained the same length.
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