Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

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	www.nasjrbnola.navy.mil
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.

Contents

• 1 Occupants
  • 1.1 Current occupants
  • 1.2 Previous occupants
• 2 Facilities
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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

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. ^ ^{a b c} FAA Airport Master Record for NBG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
2. ^ "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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