| 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 | ||
| 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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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]