Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans | |||||||||
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Alvin Callender Field | |||||||||
Belle Chasse, Louisiana in the United States | |||||||||
Coordinates | 29°49′31″N090°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 | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
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.
NAS JRB New Orleans (Alvin Callender Field) has two runways with PEM surfaces: 4/22 is 9,999 by 200 feet (3,048 × 61 m) and 14/32 is 6,000 by 200 feet (1,829 × 61 m). [3]
New Orleans Station CDP | |
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Coordinates: 29°49′53″N90°01′16″W / 29.83139°N 90.02111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Plaquemines |
Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,508 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 2804360 [7] |
New Orleans Station is a census-designated place (CDP) covering the residential population of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. [8]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 2,508 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] 2020 [10] |
It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 2,508. [11]
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 [10] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 1,161 | 46.29% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 587 | 23.41% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 19 | 0.76% |
Asian alone (NH) | 90 | 3.59% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 17 | 0.68% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 22 | 0.88% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 159 | 6.34% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 453 | 18.06% |
Total | 2,508 | 100.00% |
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