| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans | |
| Native Name: | Alvin Callender Field |
| Location: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
| Country: | the United States |
| Type: | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base |
| Coordinates: | 29.8253°N -90.035°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana # USA # Gulf of Mexico |
| Pushpin Relief: | y |
| Pushpin Label: | NAS JRB New Orleans |
| Pushpin Mark: | Roundel of the USAF.svg |
| Pushpin Marksize: | 20 |
| Ownership: | Department of Defense |
| Operator: | US Navy |
| Controlledby: | Navy Region Southeast |
| Built: | August 1954 – December (as NAS New Orleans) |
| Used: | 13 December 1957 – present |
| Condition: | Operational |
| Current Commander: | Captain Lena Kaman |
| Iata: | NBG |
| Icao: | KNBG |
| Faa: | NBG |
| Wmo: | 722316 |
| Elevation: | 0.64m (02.1feet) |
| R1-Number: | 04/22 |
| R1-Length: | 3048m (10,000feet) |
| R1-Surface: | Porus European Mix |
| R2-Number: | 14/32 |
| R2-Length: | 1828.8m (6,000feet) |
| R2-Surface: | Porus European Mix |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
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.[1] 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 which is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of New Orleans.[2] 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).
| New Orleans Station CDP | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Plaquemines |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2,508 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 0 |
| Coordinates: | 29.8314°N -90.0211°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2804360 |
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.
It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 2,508.[6]
| 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 or Multi-Racial (NH) | 159 | 6.34% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 453 | 18.06% | |
| Total | 2,508 | 100.00% |
The base has a charter K-8 school, Belle Chasse Academy.[8] The school opened on September 5, 2002.[9]
The entire parish is in the Plaquemines Parish School Board school district.[10] The school district schools in Belle Chasse are where the base is assigned to.[8] Belle Chasse High School is the Belle Chasse area high school.