Naval Air Station Oceana
Naval Air Station Oceana - NAS Oceana - |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | KNTU |
IATA code | NTU |
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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 |
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 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
- Base website (English)