| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Alvin Callender Field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Insignia for NAS/JRB New Orleans | |||
| IATA: NBG – ICAO: KNBG – FAA LID: NBG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military: Naval Air Station | ||
| Operator | United States Navy | ||
| Location | Belle Chasse, Louisiana (current location) | ||
| Built | Aug 1954 - Dec 13, 1957 (current facility) | ||
| In use | Apr 26, 1958 - Present | ||
| Commander | Captain William J. Snyder | ||
| Occupants | United States Navy | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 ft / 1 m | ||
| Coordinates | 29°49′31″N 090°02′06″W / 29.82528°N 90.035°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 9,999 | 3,048 | PEM |
| 14/32 | 6,000 | 1,829 | PEM |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans is a base of the United States military located in Belle Chasse, unincorporated Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] NAS JRB New Orleans is home to the 159th Fighter Wing, USCG Air Station New Orleans, a Marine Corps Reserve unit as well as other US Navy & US Army activities. The base has a 24/7 operating schedule to support both the 159th FW's NORAD air defense/homeland security requirements and for Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans search and rescue/maritime law enforcement missions. It contains a military airport known as Alvin Callender Field (IATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG, FAA Location identifier: NBG) which is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of New Orleans.[1] The base's predecessor, NAS New Orleans, occupied the current location of the University of New Orleans's principal campus until 1957.
Occupants[]
Current occupants[]
- HMLA-773
- VMR Belle Chase
- Strike Fighter Squadron 204 (VFA-204)
- VAW-77
- 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW), Louisiana Air National Guard
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 54 (VR-54)
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
- NCTAMS LANT Det New Orleans
- 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines
- Navy Operational Support Center New Orleans
- 377th Theater Support Command
- FRC Mid-Atlantic Site New Orleans
- Region Legal Service Office Southeast Det New Orleans
- Civil Air Patrol, SWR-LA-086
- Navy Air Logistics Office
Previous occupants[]
- VP-94
- VC-13 (redesignated VFC-13)
- Marine Aircraft Group 46 Detachment B
- Marine Aircraft Group 42
- 926th Fighter Wing (Air Force Reserve Command)
- U.S. Customs Service air operations
NAS New Orleans in the 1940s, located on the present-day main campus of the University of New Orleans
Facilities[]
New Orleans NAS JRB (Alvin Callender Field) has two runways with PEM surfaces: 4/22 is 9,999 by 200 feet (3,048 x 61 m) and 14/32 is 6,000 by 200 feet (1,829 x 61 m).[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 , effective 2009-07-02.
- ↑ "Belle Chasse CDP, Louisiana." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naval Air Station New Orleans. |
- NAS JRB New Orleans
- NAS JRB New Orleans at GlobalSecurity.org
- New Orleans NAS Joint Reserve Base - Belle Chasse, LA at TheMilitaryZone.com
- Aerial photo as of 23 February 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram for NBG (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for NBG, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- FAA airport information for NBG
- AirNav airport information for KNBG
- ASN accident history for NBG
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KNBG
The original article can be found at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans and the edit history here.