| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans | |||||||||
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Alvin Callender Field | |||||||||
| Belle Chasse, Louisiana in the United States | |||||||||
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  NAS JRB New Orleans  NAS JRB New Orleans  NAS JRB New Orleans | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°49′31″N 090°02′06″W / 29.82528°N 90.03500°W | ||||||||
| Type | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Navy Region Southeast | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | August 1954 – December 1957 (as NAS New Orleans) | ||||||||
| In use | 13 December 1957 – present | ||||||||
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| Current commander | Captain Lena Kaman | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG, FAA LID: NBG, WMO: 722316 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 0.64 metres (2 ft 1 in) AMSL | ||||||||
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| 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 a Navy Reserve aggressor squadron and a fleet logistics support squadron, the 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) of the Louisiana Air National Guard, Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, a detachment of a Marine Corps Reserve light helicopter attack squadron, as well as other US Navy and US Army activities. The base has a 24/7 operating schedule to support both the 159 FW's NORAD air sovereignty/homeland defense requirements and for Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans search and rescue/maritime law enforcement/port security missions. 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.[3] The base's predecessor, NAS New Orleans, occupied the current location of the University of New Orleans's principal campus until 1957.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for NBG PDF
- ^ "Belle Chasse CDP, Louisiana[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for NBG PDF, effective 2009-07-02.