Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans

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.

Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
Part of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
Belle Chasse, Louisiana in the United States
CGAS New Orleans during 2008
New Orleans is located in the United States
New Orleans
New Orleans
Location in the United States
Coordinates29°49′19.1″N 90°01′30.9″W
TypeCoast Guard Air Station
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Homeland Security
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
Controlled byEighth District
ConditionOperational
Aircraft operatedMH-60 Jayhawk
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1955 (1955)
In use1955 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Commander William Blair
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG, FAA LID: NBG, WMO: 722316
Elevation0.7 metres (2 ft 4 in) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
4/22 3,048 metres (10,000 ft) Porous European Mix (PEM)
14/32 1,828.8 metres (6,000 ft) PEM
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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-60T Jayhawk 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.

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for NBG PDF
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