Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
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Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans![]() | |||||||||
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Part of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans | |||||||||
Belle Chasse, Louisiana in the United States | |||||||||
![]() CGAS New Orleans during 2008 | |||||||||
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![]() ![]() New Orleans Location in the United States | |||||||||
Coordinates | 29°49′19.1″N 90°01′30.9″W / 29.821972°N 90.025250°WCoordinates: 29°49′19.1″N 90°01′30.9″W / 29.821972°N 90.025250°W | ||||||||
Type | Coast Guard Air Station | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Homeland Security | ||||||||
Operator | United States Coast Guard | ||||||||
Controlled by | Eighth District | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Aircraft operated | MH-65D Dolphin | ||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1955 | ||||||||
In use | 1955 – present | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
Current commander | Commander William Blair | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG, FAA LID: NBG, WMO: 722316 | ||||||||
Elevation | 0.7 metres (2 ft 4 in) AMSL | ||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans is a United States Coast Guard Air Station located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, Louisiana.
Operations and missions[]
Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) New Orleans support a multitude of Coast Guard missions worldwide. Air Station New Orleans provides Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage with MH-65D Dolphin helicopters 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 655 nautical miles of shoreline from Apalachicola, Florida to the eastern border of Texas, and 735 nautical miles of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the river to Memphis, Tennessee, averaging more than 320 SAR cases a year. Other missions include: Marine Safety, Marine Environmental Protection, Protection of Natural Resources, Aids to Navigation support, Migrant Interdiction, Drug Interdiction, and Defense Readiness. Many of these missions require deployment of Aviation Detachments (AVDETs) about Coast Guard Cutters.
External links[]
- United States Coast Guard Air Stations
- Military in New Orleans