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: NBGICAO: KNBGFAA 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
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: NBGICAO: KNBGFAA 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

Previous occupants

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

New Orleans portal
United States Air Force portal
Military of the United States portal