# New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (NBG / KNBG)

**New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field** (IATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG) is a medium airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). It is operated by United States Navy.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NBG / KNBG
- FAA: NBG
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Navy
- Serves: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 2 ft / 1 m
- Coordinates: 29.8253, -90.0350
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 2 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_jrb_new_orleans.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Joint_Reserve_Base_New_Orleans (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3017125
- Weather station: KNBG
- Ident: KNBG

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved | 044° / 224° | yes |
| 14/32 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved | 141° / 321° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00630AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US |
| Elevation | 2 ft / 1 m | =43,269 of 43,403 | =19,401 in North America | =15,748 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 123.850 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.620 |
| GND | NAVY NEW ORLEANS GND | 121.600 |
| MISC | USCG NEW ORLEANS AIR | 38.180 |
| OPS | BASE OPS | 37.915 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 26.580 |
| TWR | NAVY NEW ORLEANS TWR | 123.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [NEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knew.md) Lakefront Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [GPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpt.md) Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · 70 mi / 113 km
- [BIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbix.md) Keesler Air Force Base · 78 mi / 125 km
- [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · 83 mi / 133 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/knbg/data