In 1978 , more than of the base were used to create Calverton National Cemetery , which is the largest and busiest ( in terms of burials per day ) United States national cemetery . In 1995 , after Northrop acquired Grumman , the new Northrop Grumman pulled out of the base , and the Navy began liquidating the land . In 1996 , before the base could be turned over the Town of Riverhead , the base was used to reassemble the wreckage of TWA Flight 800 which had crashed about south in the ocean . In 2000 , Skydive Long Island ( formerly located at East Moriches ) moved to the airport , and to this day continues to generate the majority of the current air traffic as a key destination for New York-based skydivers
TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800
Calverton, New York