Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton
| Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton | |
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| Part of United States Navy | |
| Riverhead, New York | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Aircraft manufacturing plant |
| Controlled by | Navy |
| Open to the public | Partially |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°54′45″N 72°47′44″W / 40.91250°N 72.79556°W |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1956–1996 |
Calverton Executive Airpark | |||||||||||||||
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Calverton in 1979–1980 | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public-owned, private-use | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Town of Riverhead | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Calverton, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 75 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°54′54″N 072°47′31″W / 40.91500°N 72.79194°W | ||||||||||||||
Interactive map of Calverton Executive Airpark | |||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
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| 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.