- Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
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Naval Air Station
Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
Alvin Callender Field
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 as well as other naval activities. It contains a military airport known as Alvin Callender Field (IATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG, FAA LID: 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' principal campus until 1957.
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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
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
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for NBG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Belle Chasse CDP, Louisiana." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.
External links
- 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 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for NBG, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- AirNav airport information for KNBG
- ASN accident history for NBG
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KNBG
Categories:- Airports in Louisiana
- Military facilities in Louisiana
- Facilities of the United States Air National Guard
- Buildings and structures in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
- United States naval air stations
- United States Navy bases
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