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{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
 | name = Naval Outlying Landing Field Spencer
 | IATA         = 
 | ICAO         = KNRQ
 | FAA          = NRQ
 | type         = Military
 | owner        = [[US Navy]]
 | location     = [[Santa Rosa County, Florida|Santa Rosa County]], near [[Pace, Florida|Pace]], [[Florida]]
 | elevation-f  = 151
 | elevation-m  = 46
 | coordinates  = {{coord|30|37|30|N|87|08|23|W|type:airport_region:US}}

 | r1-number   = 4L/22R
 | r1-length-f = 1,801
 | r1-length-m = 549
 | r1-surface  = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]

 | r2-number   = 4R/22L
 | r2-length-f = 1,801
 | r2-length-m = 549
 | r2-surface  = Asphalt

 | r3-number   = 9L/27R
 | r3-length-f = 1,801
 | r3-length-m = 549
 | r3-surface  = Asphalt

 | r4-number   = 9R/27L
 | r4-length-f = 1,801
 | r4-length-m = 549
 | r4-surface  = Asphalt

 | r5-number   = 13L/31R
 | r5-length-f = 1,801
 | r5-length-m = 549
 | r5-surface  = Asphalt

 | r6-number   = 13R/31L
 | r6-length-f = 1,801
 | r6-length-m = 549
 | r6-surface  = Asphalt

 | r7-number   = 18L/36R
 | r7-length-f = 1,801
 | r7-length-m = 549
 | r7-surface  = Asphalt

 | r8-number   = 18R/36L
 | r8-length-f = 1,801
 | r8-length-m = 549
 | r8-surface  = Asphalt
}}

'''Naval Outlying Landing Field Spencer''' {{Airport codes||KNRQ|NRQ}} is a military [[airport]] located two miles (3&nbsp;km) northeast of [[Pace, Florida]], United States, in [[Santa Rosa County, Florida|Santa Rosa County]]. It is owned by the [[United States Navy]].<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=NRQ|use=PR|own=MN|site=03416.*A|NOLF Spencer}}</ref> '''NOLF Spencer''' is one mile north of [[U.S. Highway 90]], {{convert|3.5|mi|km|0}} west of the [[Milton, Florida|City of Milton]], just over {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} east of the [[Escambia River]] and about {{convert|7|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[NAS Whiting Field]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.santarosa.fl.gov/zoning/jlus/documents/ch8final.pdf |title=NOLF Spencer, Joint Land Use Study }}&nbsp;{{small|(2.01&nbsp;[[Mebibyte|MiB]])}} (Santa Rosa County)</ref>

This airfield is situated on {{convert|640|acre|ha|0}} and has eight [[runway]]s, all {{convert|1800|ft|m}} long by {{convert|200|ft|m}} wide. These runways are arranged to make two squares, one whose vertices approximately point north, south, east and west, and another which lies directly on top but is rotated 45°.

Its mission is to support helicopter operations of the Naval Air Training Command, and it remains under the control of Commander, Training Air Wing FIVE at nearby [[NAS Whiting Field]].<ref>{{DOClink|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722185157/https://transportation.wes.army.mil/triservice/navfac/..%5Cfile_storage%5Cnavyreports%5CSpencer%5CSpencerPCI00.doc NOLF Spencer: Airfield Condition Survey]}} (Naval Facilities Engineering Command)</ref>

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], Naval Outlying Landing Field Spencer is assigned '''NRQ''' by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KNRQ Great Circle Mapper: KNRQ - Pace, Florida (Spencer NOLF)]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Naval outlying landing field]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/spencer.htm NOLF Spencer] at GlobalSecurity.org
*{{US-airport-minor|NRQ}}

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[[Category:Airports in Florida]]
[[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Santa Rosa County, Florida]]
[[Category:United States Naval Outlying Landing Fields|Spencer]]


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