Saufley Field

Saufley Field (IATA: NUN, ICAO: KNUN, FAA LID: NUN) is a military airport and support facility located in unincorporated Escambia County, Florida, United States,[2] five nautical miles (9 km) west of the central business district of Pensacola.

Although still listed as a Naval Landing Outlying Field (NOLF) in flight information publications (FLIP), its previous aeronautical role as NOLF Saufley Field in support of primary Student Naval Aviator training at Training Air Wing FIVE at nearby Naval Air Station Whiting Field has been suspended pending runway and airfield upgrades and it is currently listed in the FLIP as a "closed" facility for aircraft operations.

[5] The base opened for operations on 26 August 1940[6] and is named after Lieutenant (junior grade) Richard C. Saufley, USN, Naval Aviator No.

NAS Saufley Field's historical role was the initial primary training of Student Naval Aviators (SNA).

In 1996, NETPMSA was redesignated as the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC), a major shore command.

Saufley Field's prison camp has a fluctuating population, but can house up to 600 inmates, with over half always dedicated to provide non-sensitive labor manpower to the maintenance of Navy installations in the area.

[10] In September 2004, the Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency Management Agency designated Saufley Field as a temporary logistical staging area for federal, state and non-governmental agencies in response to Hurricane Ivan, considered one of the worst storms ever to hit the United States until that point.

[18] In 2016, Gulf Power Company leased a majority of the airfield and began installation of a 366-acre, 50 megawatt solar farm, which was completed in August 2017.