Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove
Horsham Township, Pennsylvania in the United States
A US Navy Grumman C-1A Trader taxiing at NAS Willow Grove in 1987
Willow Grove is located in Pennsylvania
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Willow Grove is located in the United States
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Willow Grove is located in North America
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Willow Grove is located in North Atlantic
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Willow Grove is located in Earth
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Coordinates40°11′59″N 75°08′54″W / 40.1998°N 75.1482°W / 40.1998; -75.1482
TypeJoint base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Navy
ConditionClosed
WebsiteOfficial website (archived)
Site history
Built1928 (1928), as Pitcairn Field No. 2[1]
Built byPitcairn Aircraft Company
In use1943 (1943)–2011 (2011)
FateRealigned to the US Air Force as Horsham Air Guard Station
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: NXX, ICAO: KNXX, FAA LID: NXX, WMO: 724086
Elevation109 metres (358 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
15/33 2,439 metres (8,002 ft) Porous European Mix
Source: FAA[2]

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove or NASJRB Willow Grove (IATA: NXX, ICAO: KNXX, FAA LID: NXX) was a Naval Air Station owned by the U.S. Navy and located in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States[3] four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Willow Grove,[2] which is north of Philadelphia. The installation was transferred to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the name changed to the Horsham Air Guard Station after the U.S. Navy departed in 2011.

  1. ^ Old York Road Historical Society. The Morelands and Bryn Athyn.
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for NXX PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  3. ^ "streets.gif Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine." Horsham Township, Pennsylvania. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.