Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton
Part of United States Navy
Riverhead, New York
Site information
TypeAircraft manufacturing plant
Controlled byNavy
Open to
the public
Partially
Location
Coordinates40°54′45″N 72°47′44″W / 40.91250°N 72.79556°W / 40.91250; -72.79556
Site history
In use1956–1996
Calverton Executive Airpark
Calverton in 1979–1980
Summary
Airport typePublic-owned, private-use
OwnerTown of Riverhead
LocationCalverton, New York
Elevation AMSL75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates40°54′54″N 072°47′31″W / 40.91500°N 72.79194°W / 40.91500; -72.79194
Interactive map of Calverton Executive Airpark
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 10,000 3,048 Asphalt/concrete
5/23 7,000 2,133 Asphalt/concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton (NWIRP) was a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility which had the mission of designing, fabricating, and testing prototype aircraft from 1956 until 1996, in Riverhead, New York, United States.

After transfer from the United States Navy, it is now home to Calverton National Cemetery and Calverton Executive Airpark.