Naval Air Station Oceana

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Naval Air Station Oceana
- NAS Oceana -
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US Navy 030903-N-0020T-001 1st Lt. Jason McManigle, assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Six (VFA-106), performs a section takeoff in an FA-18 Hornet from Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KNTU
IATA code NTU
Coordinates

36 ° 49 ′ 14 ″  N , 76 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 36 ° 49 ′ 14 ″  N , 76 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  W
Basic data
opening 1943
operator United States Navy
Runways
5R / 23L 3651 m asphalt / concrete
5L / 23R 2439 m of asphalt / concrete
14L / 32R 2438 m of asphalt / concrete
14R / 32L 2439 m of asphalt / concrete



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The Naval Air Station Oceana (also Apollo Soucek Field called) is a military airport of the United States Navy in Virginia Beach ( Virginia ). The chief officer is Captain James D. Webb and his deputy is Captain Robert N. Geis. The area of ​​all facilities is 27.6 km². The airport was an alternate landing place ( alternate landing site ) for the space shuttle of NASA .

units

NAS Oceana in the late 1960s (in the foreground a McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II of Fighter Squadron 41 "Black Aces")

NAS Oceana is home to 17 squadrons ( strike fighter squadrons ) of Carrier Air Wings 1, 3, 7, 8 and 17, which are equipped with F / A-18 Hornet and F / A-18 Super Hornet and regularly stationed on aircraft carriers.

The following tenant commands are on the base :

  • Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic
  • Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic
  • Strike Fighter Weapons School, Atlantic (SFWSL)
  • Landing Signal Officer School (LSO School)
  • CVW commands Carrier Air Wing 1, 3, 7, 8 and 17 ( headquarters )
  • Navy Reserve Strike Fighter Composite Squadron 12 ( VFC-12 ) with an F / A-18C Hornet squadron
  • Navy Reserve Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 56 (VR-56) with McDonnell Douglas C-9 Skytrain II squadron
  • Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility Virginia Capes (FACSFAC VACAPES)
  • Construction Battalion Unit 415 (CBU 415) " Seabees "
  • Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Oceana (CNATTU Oceana)
  • Marine Aviation Training Support Group 33 of the United States Marine Corps Training Administration Command
  • Medical facilities of the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA.

The locations also belong to NAS Oceana

  • Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) Fentress in Chesapeake, VA
  • Naval Station (NS) Norfolk Chambers Field in Norfolk, VA.

Web links

Commons : Naval Air Station Oceana  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files