| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans | |||||||||
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Alvin Callender Field | |||||||||
| Belle Chasse, Louisiana in theUnited States | |||||||||
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| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Navy | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Navy Region Southeast | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  NAS JRB New Orleans  NAS JRB New Orleans  NAS JRB New Orleans | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°49′31″N090°02′06″W / 29.82528°N 90.03500°W /29.82528; -90.03500 | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | August 1954 – December 1957 (1957) (as NAS New Orleans) | ||||||||
| In use | 13 December 1957 – present | ||||||||
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| Current commander | Captain Lena Kaman | ||||||||
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| 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 inBelle Chasse,unincorporatedPlaquemines Parish,Louisiana,United States.[2]NAS JRB New Orleans is home to a Navy Reserveaggressor squadron and a fleet logistics support squadron, the159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) of theLouisiana Air National Guard,Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, a detachment of aMarine Corps Reserve light helicopter attack squadron, as well as other US Navy and US Army activities. The base has a24/7 operating schedule to support both the 159 FW'sNORADair sovereignty/homeland defense requirements and forCoast Guard Air Station New Orleanssearch and rescue/maritime law enforcement/port security missions. It contains a military airport known asAlvin Callender Field (IATA:NBG,ICAO:KNBG,FAALID:NBG) which is located about six nautical miles (12 km) south of thecentral business district ofNew Orleans.[3] The base's predecessor, NAS New Orleans, occupied thecurrent location of theUniversity of New Orleans's principal campus until 1957.
NAS JRB New Orleans (Alvin Callender Field) has tworunways withPEM 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 /29.83139; -90.02111 | |
| 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 acensus-designated place (CDP) covering the residential population of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans inPlaquemines Parish,Louisiana,United States.[8] It was first listed as acensus designated place in the2020 U.S. census.[9]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 2,508 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2020[11] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[11] | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 1,161 | 46.29% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 587 | 23.41% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 19 | 0.76% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 90 | 3.59% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 17 | 0.68% |
| Other Race alone (NH) | 22 | 0.88% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 159 | 6.34% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 453 | 18.06% |
| Total | 2,508 | 100.00% |
It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 2,508.[12]
The base has acharterK-8 school, Belle Chasse Academy.[13] The school opened on September 5, 2002.[14]
The entire parish is in thePlaquemines Parish School Board school district.[15] The school district schools in Belle Chasse are where the base is assigned to.[13]Belle Chasse High School is the Belle Chasse area high school.
Belle Chasse Academy 100 Fifth Street/NAS-JRB Belle Chasse, LA 70037
New Orleans Station[...]Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans-Text list - The map shows there are no incorporated places in the parish.
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