Naval Station Mayport
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Coordinates: 30°23′31″N 081°25′25″W / 30.39194°N 81.42361°W
| Naval Station Mayport Admiral David L. McDonald Field |
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| IATA: NRB – ICAO: KNRB – FAA: NRB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military: Naval Station | ||
| Operator | United States Navy | ||
| Location | 7 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida at mouth of St. Johns River | ||
| Built | December 1942 | ||
| Commander | CAPT Aaron L. Bowman | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 5/23 | 8,001 | 2,439 | Asphalt |
| Source: FAA[1], official site[2] | |||
Naval Station Mayport (IATA: NRB, ICAO: KNRB, FAA LID: NRB) is a major U.S. Navy base in northern Duval County, Florida. It contains a military airfield (Admiral David L. McDonald Field) with one asphalt paved runway (5/23) measuring 8,001 x 200 ft. (2,439 x 61 m).[1]
Since its commissioning in December 1942, NS Mayport has grown to become the third largest naval fleet concentration area in the United States. Mayport's operational composition is unique, with a busy harbor capable of accommodating 34 ships and an 8,000-foot (2,400 m) runway capable of handling most any aircraft in the Department of Defense inventory.
Naval Station Mayport is also home to the Navy's reactivated United States 4th Fleet, which had been deactivated since the 1950s.
The base has historically served as the homeport to certain conventionally-powered aircraft carriers of the Atlantic Fleet, including the USS Shangri-La (CV-38), USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), USS Forrestal (CV-59), USS Saratoga (CV-60), and most recently the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). With the decommissioning of all conventionally-powered aircraft carriers by the Navy, no carriers are presently assigned to Mayport. However, both houses of Congress have passed legislation authorizing about US$75 million for dredging and upgrades at Mayport to accommodate a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.[3][4]
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[edit] Homeported ships
[edit] Aircraft squadrons
Helicopter squadrons
- HSL-40 "Airwolves"
- HSL-42 "Proud Warriors"
- HSL-44 "Swamp Fox"
- HSL-46 "Grandmasters"
- HSL-48 "Vipers"
- HSL-60 "Jaguars"
[edit] References
- ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for NRB (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ Naval Station Mayport (official site)
- ^ "Congress okays plan to upgrade Mayport", Jacksonville Transportation Examiner, October 23, 2009.
- ^ "Senate Passes Mayport Upgrade Bill: Bill To Go To President Barack Obama For Approval", www.News4Jax.com, October 22, 2009.
[edit] External links
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 19 Nov 2009
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- AirNav airport information for KNRB
- ASN accident history for NRB
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KNRB
