Airports / New Jersey / NEL
Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport
KNEL / NELLakehurst, New JerseyELEV 101 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#1 / 16
New Jersey airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 3 Google ratings — ranked against 16 rated NJ fields.
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mc Guire Air Force Base (WRI) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Lakehurst, New Jersey, Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport (KNEL / NEL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 101 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NEL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Mc Guire Air Force Base (WRI, 11 nm), Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN, 26 nm), and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE, 30 nm).
Charter pricing from NEL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Maxfield Field and Hindenburg. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Lakehurst.
Field capability
ICAO
KNEL
IATA
NEL
FAA / Local
NEL
Elevation
101 ft
Coordinates
40.0333° N · 74.3533° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NJ fields
state range 9–213 ft
At 101 ft, NEL sits higher than 56% of the 16 New Jersey fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 11nmWRIMc Guire Air Force BaseWrightstown
- 26nmTTNTrenton Mercer AirportEwing Township
- 30nmPNENortheast Philadelphia AirportPhiladelphia
- 36nmACYAtlantic City International AirportAtlantic City
- 40nmEWRNewark Liberty International AirportNewark
- 42nmPHLPhiladelphia International AirportPhiladelphia
Location
Open the full mapKNEL · Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, NJ