Naval Outlying Landing Field Silverhill

NOLF Silverhill Field
Baldwin County, Alabama in United States of America
Aerial photograph of NOLF Silverhill in 1952.
Site information
TypeNaval Outlying Landing Field
OwnerUS Government
OperatorUnited States Navy
ConditionAbandoned
Location
NOLF Silverhill is located in Alabama
NOLF Silverhill
NOLF Silverhill
Location in Alabama
NOLF Silverhill is located in the United States
NOLF Silverhill
NOLF Silverhill
NOLF Silverhill (the United States)
Coordinates30°33′53″N 87°48′32″W / 30.56472°N 87.80889°W / 30.56472; -87.80889
Site history
Built1944 (1944)
Built forNavy flight training
In use1944 - 2012 (2012)
FateDisused
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: KNQB
Runways
Direction Length and surface
16/34 960 metres (3,150 ft) Asphalt
9/27 960 metres (3,150 ft) Asphalt
5/23 960 metres (3,150 ft) Asphalt

Naval Outlying Landing Field Silverhill, or Silverhill Field (ICAO: KNQB), was an unmanned military airport in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. NOLF Silverhill was established in 1944 and was primarily used for training operations of the Navy. It was closed in 2012 when it was unable to accommodate the Navy’s newer Beechcraft T-6 Texan IIs.


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