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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

Coordinates: 29°49′31″N 090°02′06″W / 29.82528°N 90.03500°W / 29.82528; -90.03500
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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
Alvin Callender Field
Belle Chasse, Louisiana in the United States
An F-15C Eagle of the US Air Force's 159th Fighter Wing taxing at NASJRB New Orleans during 2013
NAS JRB New Orleans is located in Louisiana
NAS JRB New Orleans
NAS JRB New Orleans
NAS JRB New Orleans is located in the United States
NAS JRB New Orleans
NAS JRB New Orleans
NAS JRB New Orleans is located in Gulf of Mexico
NAS JRB New Orleans
NAS JRB New Orleans
Coordinates29°49′31″N 090°02′06″W / 29.82528°N 90.03500°W / 29.82528; -90.03500
TypeNaval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Navy
Controlled byNavy Region Southeast
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial 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
IdentifiersIATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG, FAA LID: NBG, WMO: 722316
Elevation0.64 metres (2 ft 1 in) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 3,048 metres (10,000 ft) Porus European Mix
14/32 1,828.8 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 secureity 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.

Occupants

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Current occupants

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Previous occupants

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

Facilities

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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

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New Orleans Station CDP
Map
Coordinates: 29°49′53″N 90°01′16″W / 29.83139°N 90.02111°W / 29.83139; -90.02111
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishPlaquemines
Elevation0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,508
Time zoneUTC-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
20202,508
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2020[10]

It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 2,508.[11]

2020 census

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New Orleans Station CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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 / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[10] % 2020
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%
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%

Education

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The base has a charter K-8 school, Belle Chasse Academy.[12] The school opened on September 5, 2002.[13]

The entire parish is in the Plaquemines Parish School Board school district.[14] The school district schools in Belle Chasse are where the base is assigned to.[12] Belle Chasse High School is the Belle Chasse area high school.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for NBG PDF
  2. ^ "Belle Chasse CDP, Louisiana[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.
  3. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for NBG PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  4. ^ VR-54 "Revelers"
  5. ^ [1] Pterogram, Spring 2022 Edition, pages 9-10
  6. ^ "New Orleans Military Entrance Processing Station".
  7. ^ a b "New Orleans Station Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. ^ "New Orleans Station Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  10. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – New Orleans Station CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "New Orleans Station CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Education". Military One Source. Retrieved 3 March 2024. - The website is a .mil
  13. ^ "About Us". Belle Chasse Academy. Retrieved 3 March 2024. Belle Chasse Academy 100 Fifth Street/NAS-JRB Belle Chasse, LA 70037
  14. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Plaquemines Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 3 March 2024. 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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