And there haven't been F-14's there for a while as all F-14 squadrons were relocated to NAS Oceana, VA, a couple of years ago as I recall. The F-14's are being phased out. This site has all kinds of good information on Pt. Mugu, their equipment and their missions: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/point-mugu.htm Jose Prize In a message dated 6/14/2004 6:24:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Subj: Re: Pt Magu Naval station > Date: 6/14/2004 6:24:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx > Reply-to: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent from the Internet > > They only have 2 runawys - 03/21 and 09/27 - see > http://www.naco.faa.gov/content/naco/online/airportdiagrams/00925AD.PDF > > FOr those interested, the air show this year will be on 18 &19 Sept > > David R > > > >Pt. Magu is not just some "airfield". They have something like 4-5 long > >runways, 2 F-14 squadrons based there along with a great deal of transport > >traffic (that flies over my parents house). They also have a major air > show > >there every year. The airport has been mentioned many times as a joint-op > >commercial airport > > > ><<Well we know apparently this "Airfield" can handle a 747 on its runway > >how many runways does > >this station have? > >if I remember correctly -a few years ago when Alaska airlines plane had > >crashed > >into the Ocean wasn't one of their choices this same airfield? > >but they tried to get to lax (probably cause Lax had customs and they had > >a base here) > >but as we know that plane crashed into the ocean>> >