KNEL/NEL METAR Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport

Lakehurst, New JerseyElevation 101 ftMedium airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KMJX · 7 NM SE · 49 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMJX

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FAA: no delays reported at NEL.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 4.2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 68F, low near 48F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Monday	Sunny	68/48	W 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	63/41	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	63/43	E 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	70/48	SW 4 kt	–	0%
Friday	Sunny	74/50	W 4 kt	–	0%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	70/51	E 4 kt	–	3%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	70	S 4 kt	–	15%

Source: National Weather Service (office PHI). Forecast issued 0744Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 5,002 ft

15/33

Dimensions

5,001 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt

RWY 15141°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 33321°T

Traffic patternLeft

06/24

Dimensions

5,002 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0651°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 24231°T

Approach lightsMALS

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

063/243

Dimensions

3,500 x 90 ft

Surface

Concrete

RWY 06350°T

RWY 243231°T

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

101 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2204Z 6:04 PM

Sunrise

1119Z 7:19 AM

Loggable night

2231Z (6:31 PM local) → 1051Z (6:51 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2204Z (6:04 PM local) → 1119Z (7:19 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2304Z (7:04 PM local) → 1019Z (6:19 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport is in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Field elevation 101 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipNavy owned

UsePrivate use

TypeMedium airport

ManagerAIRFIELD MANAGEMENT

Manager phone732-323-4995

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKNEL / NEL

SectionalNEW YORK

Center (ARTCC)NEW YORK

Flight service (AFSS)MILLVILLE

RegionNew Jersey

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.0333, -74.3533

Distance from city3 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · Split white-green (military)

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.15

MC GUIRE APP/DEP

A/D

118.375

GND

113.8

MILLVILLE RDO

RDO

127.775

TWR

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KNEL traffic patterns

2026-06-16 to 2026-10-23, 42 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

4.8

AVG OPS/DAY

8.2

Operations trend (12 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 52%Piston single 24%Airliner 12%Turboprop 6%Unknown 5%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›H60 (Helicopter) · ~28 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~16 landings/mo

›C17 (Airliner) · ~4 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~4 landings/mo

›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›H60 (Helicopter)

›C17 (Airliner)

›DHC6 (Turboprop)

›EC45 (Helicopter)

›C172 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

KNEL has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMJX (7 NM SE, VFR).

KMJX Ocean County Airport

7 NM SE

VFR

KWRI Mc Guire Air Force Base

11 NM W

VFR

KBLM Monmouth Executive Airport

14 NM NE

VFR

KVAY South Jersey Regional Airport

23 NM W

UNKNOWN

KTTN Trenton Mercer Airport

26 NM NW

VFR

KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport

30 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›WX OBSERVER ONLY (ASOS AVBL).

›FIRST 150 FT OF RWY 06/24 CONC, REMAINING 4700 ASPHALT. 180 DEG TURNS RESTRICTED TI CONC PORTIONS OF RWYS ONLY. RWY 06/24 HAS A 150 FT WIDE BY 180 FT LONG COCNC PADS INSTALL AT THE THLD FOR C-17 OPR.

›RWY 15/33 CLSD TO TRAN ACFT.

›TFC PAT: RGT TFC RWY 15 AND 24.

›RSTD: PPR FOR ALL TRAN ACFT DSN 624-2758/4147, C732-323-2758/4147.

›ALTN LNDG ZONE IS GROOVED.

›TRAN ALERT: SVC AVB; 1230-2330Z++ MON-FRI. ADVS PRK NAVY OR ARMY LINE.

›PCL-127.775, KEY 3 TIMES FOR LIRL, 5 TIMES FOR MIRL, 7 TIMES FOR HIRL. MALSR ARE ON SAME KEY CODE.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC MC GUIRE APCH AT 609-754-2767.

›FOR CSTMS SUPPORT CTC MCGUIRE FLD ATOC AT DSN X650-2231 AT LEAST 24 HRS PRIOR TO SKED ACFT ARR.

›ACTVT RWY 06/24 PCL ON 127.775 WHEN OPER IAW UAO MOU.

›DUR BASH PHASE II, ONE-TIME DEP/ARR AUTH'D +/- 1 HR SR/SS UNDER REAL-TIME BWC. REAL-TIME BWC CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED WHEN THE FIELD CONDITIONS ARE AT LEAST 3000 FT/5 STATUTE MILES AND IF TOWER CAN VISUALLY CONFIRM BWC LESS THAN SEVERE. TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNLESS APPROVED BY 305 OG/CC FOR 305 AMW, 514 AMW, AND USAF TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT OR OPERATIONS GROUP COMMANDER SERVICE EQUIVALENT FOR TENANT UNITS. ALFA ALERT ACFT ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. COORD WVRS THRU COMD POST.

›OPR 1300-0100Z++ MON-FRI. EXT HR 0100-0500Z++ MON-THU FOR SKED ACFT ASSAULT LANDING ZONE (ALZ) NIGHT VISION DEVICE (NVD) AND LCL NJ ANG/USMC OPS ONLY. OT BY NOTAM. ALZ EXTENDED HRS FOR SCHEDULED ACFT ONLY. ALZ MUST BE SCHEDULED BY THE FLT CREW AT LEAST 1 DUTY DAY PRIOR TO MSN EXECUTION. CLSD SAT, SUN AND FEDERAL HOLS, EXCEPT FOR SCHEDULED UTA TRNG. NO ACFT OPR WILL BE APV OUTSIDE THESE HRS WO 48 HR PPR.

›(JOINT BASE MC GUIRE DIX LAKEHURST)

›FUEL: AVBL 1230-2330Z++. JET A WITH FUEL ADDITIVES.

›RWY 15/33 USE FOR LCL ASSIGNED ACFT DRG EMERG OR OPR NECESSITY ONLY.

›CAUTION: HELO PAD SPOT 2 NOT ILLUMINATED, HANGER 5 AND HANGER 6 SE OF HELO SPOT 2 OBST LGTS INOP, A/D WIND CONES OBST LGTS INOP RWYS 06 AND 15/33. NO VFR SIGNS AT INT OF RWYS 15/33 AND 06/24. NO AIRFIELD SIGNS AT HELO SPOTS 1/2/3. AIRCREW ARE REQUIRED TO FLW TAXI FR TWR AATM. TREES WITHIN 3000 FT EAST OF APCH RWY 06/24 AND RWY 15/33. UNLGTD OBST/TREES AT APRCH END OF ALL RWYS PENETRATING THE 40:1.

›CAUTION: NMRS HORIZONTAL CRACKS 5 IN WIDE AND 5 IN DEEP STARTING 50 FT EITHER SIDE FM RWY EDGE IN BOARD.

›12000 FT TEST FAC RWY 2 NM W CLSD TO TSNT TFC WO PPR & PREVIOUS FAC BRIEF.

›SERVICE-LGT-ROTG BCN 110 DEG 2 NM FM ARPT.

›CAUTION: BIRD AND WILDLIFE HAZ. ANCPT CONCENTRATION OF WTR FOWL SEAGULLS AND SML BIRDS BLW 3000 FT. NAVAIR EPIC TWR COMS ARE STRICTLY ADVSY IN NATURE. INFO PROVIDED DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ATC INSTR.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KNEL on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KNEL have a METAR?

Yes. KNEL is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.

Does KNEL have a TAF?

When KNEL issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KNEL?

KNEL sits at 101 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KNEL?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.