Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
Alvin Callender Field
Belle Chasse, Louisiana in the United States
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An F-15C Eagle of the US Air Force's 159th Fighter Wing taxing at NASJRB New Orleans during 2013
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NAS JRB New Orleans
Coordinates 29°49′31″N090°02′06″W / 29.82528°N 90.03500°W / 29.82528; -90.03500
TypeNaval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
Site information
Owner Department of Defense
Operator US Navy
Controlled by Navy Region Southeast
ConditionOperational
Website Official website
Site history
BuiltAugust 1954 – December 1957 (1957) (as NAS New Orleans)
In use13 December 1957 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Captain Lena Kaman
Airfield information
Identifiers IATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG, FAA LID: NBG, WMO: 722316
Elevation0.64 metres (2 ft 1 in) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/223,048 metres (10,000 ft)  Porus European Mix
14/321,828.8 metres (6,000 ft) Porus European Mix
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.

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Occupants

Current occupants

Previous occupants

NAS New Orleans in the 1940s, located on the present-day main campus of the University of New Orleans NAS New Orleans NAN8-47.jpg
NAS New Orleans in the 1940s, located on the present-day main campus of the University of New Orleans

Facilities

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]

Demographics

New Orleans Station CDP
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Coordinates: 29°49′53″N90°01′16″W / 29.83139°N 90.02111°W / 29.83139; -90.02111
CountryUnited States
State Louisiana
Parish Plaquemines
Elevation
[7]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total2,508
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2804360 [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]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
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]

New Orleans Station CDP, Louisiana – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / EthnicityPop 2020 [10] % 2020
White alone (NH)1,16146.29%
Black or African American alone (NH)58723.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)190.76%
Asian alone (NH)903.59%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)170.68%
Some Other Race alone (NH)220.88%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)1596.34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)45318.06%
Total2,508100.00%

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