Naval Air Station

A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. Such bases are used to house Naval Aviation squadrons and support commands.

List of Functioning U.S. Naval Air Stations

• Brunswick, Maine
• Corpus Christi, Texas
• Fallon, Nevada
• Lemoore, California
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Key West, Florida
• Kingsville, Texas
• Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi
• Oceana, Virginia (Virginia Beach)
• North Island, California (San Diego)
• Patuxent River, Maryland
• Pensacola, Florida
• Point Mugu, California
• Whidbey Island, Washington
• Milton, Florida
• Sigonella, Italy.

List of Functioning Reserve U.S. Naval Air Stations

• Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana
• Fort Worth, Texas
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

As well as many airports and airbases around the country.

List of Former U.S. Naval Air Stations

• Naval Air Station Adak, Alaska
• Naval Air Station Agana, Guam
• Naval Air Station Akron, Ohio
• Naval Air Station Alameda, California
• Naval Air Station Albany, Georgia (former Turner AFB)
• Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington, DC (realigned as Naval Station Anacostia)
• Naval Air Station Argentia, Newfoundland
• Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Philippines
• Naval Air Station Daytona Beach, Florida
• Naval Air Station Ellyson Field, Florida
• Naval Air Station Olathe, Kansas
• Naval Air Station New York (Brooklyn, NY) (1941-1971) Floyd Bennett Field
• Barbers Point, Hawaii (realigned as CGAS Barbers Point)
• Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida (1940-1947) (realigned as Patrick AFB)
• St. David's Island, Bermuda (1970-1995) (former Kindley AFB)
• Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida
• Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville, Texas
• Naval Air Station Corry Field, Florida (realigned as Naval Technical Training Center Corry Station, then Center for Domain Awareness Corry Station)
• Dallas, Texas
• Naval Air Station Denver, Colorado (realigned as Buckley ANGB, now Buckley AFB)
• Naval Air Station Deland, Florida
• Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Glenview, Illinois
• Naval Air Station Glynco, Georgia
• Naval Air Station Green Cove Springs, Florida
• Naval Air Station Imperial Beach, California (realigned as Outlying Field Imperial Beach)
• Keflavik, Iceland
• Naval Air Station Kodiak, Alaska (realigned as CGAS Kodiak)
• Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey (realigned as Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst)
• Naval Air Station Lincoln, Nebraska (realigned as Lincoln ANGB)
• Naval Air Station Litchfield Park, Arizona
• Naval Air Station Los Alamitos, California (realigned as Los Alamitos AAF)
• Naval Air Station Melbourne, Florida
• Millington, Tennessee (realigned as Naval Support Activity Mid-South)
• Naval Air Station Miami, Florida (realigned as MCAS Miami, then realigned as CGAS Miami)
• Naval Air Station Miramar, California (realigned as MCAS Miramar)
• Mountain View, California (redesignated Moffett Federal Airfield for NASA and the California Air National Guard)
• Naval Air Station Niagara Falls, New York (realigned as Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station)
• Puunene, Hawaii (1940-1947)
• Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia (realigned as Naval Station Norfolk / Chambers Field)
• Naval Air Station Oakland, California
• Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island (realigned as Quonset Point ANGB)
• Naval Air Station Richmond, Florida
• Cubi Point, Philippines
• Naval Air Station St. Louis, Missouri (realigned as Lambert/St. Louis ANGB)
• Sangley Point, Philippines
• Sand Point-Seattle, Washington
• Sanford, Florida
• Naval Air Station Saufley Field, Florida (realigned as Naval Outlying Field Saufley and Naval Education and Training Program Development Center Saufley Field)
• South Weymouth Naval Air Station, Massachusetts
• Naval Air Station St. Simons, Georgia
• Naval Air Station Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Naval Air Station Vero Beach, Florida
• Naval Air Station Weeksville, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
• Wildwood,New Jersey

Additional information

A slightly lower level of air base in the U.S. Navy is the Naval Air Facility. These facilities normally support smaller numbers of naval aircraft. Permanently-based naval aircraft are usually minimal, with the principal focus being on supporting naval aircraft deployed from other installations. Examples are NAF Atsugi, Japan; NAF Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory; NAF El Centro, California; NAF Washington at Andrews AFB, Maryland; NAF Souda Bay, Crete; NAF Misawa at the U.S. Air Force's Misawa AB in Japan; and NAF Mildenhall at the U.S. Air Force's RAF Mildenhall installation in the United Kingdom. Base Realigment and Closure (BRAC)actions in the past few years have resulted in closure of Naval Air Facilities such as NAF Detroit at Selfridge ANGB, Michigan; NAF Lajes at the U.S. Air Force's Lajes AB facility in the Azores; NAF Kadena at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena AB, Japan; NAF Adak, Alaska; and NAF Midway northwest of Hawaii.
There are also a number of former Naval Air Stations that have been realiged as part of larger Naval Stations (NAVSTA) or redesignated to other functions in the Navy. This includes the former NAS Norfolk, Virginia (now part of NAVSTA Norfolk), the former NAF Mayport, Florida (now part of NAVSTA Mayport), the former NAS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (now part of NAVSTA Guantanamo); and the former NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey (redesignated as Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst). In the case of NAS Memphis, Tennessee (redesignated as NSA Mid-South), the airfield and flight line was turned over to local civilian authorities, while the Navy retained the remainder of the installation. There are also larger facilities that are similar to Naval Air Stations and possess large airfield facilities, but were actually constructed as part of much larger facilities or were dedicatec to research and development activities. This includes NAVSTA Rota, Spain; the recently closed NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; Naval Air Wespons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California; and the recently closed Naval Air Development Center Warminster, Pennsylvania. As part of Naval Aviation, Marine Corps Air Stations and Marine Corps Air Facilities fill a similar role as Naval Air Stations for the United States Marine Corps. Marine aviation units are also assigned to Naval Air Stations, Naval Air Facilities and, in rare cases, to Air Force Bases and Air National Guard Bases as well. The United States Coast Guard is also part of Naval Aviation and operates its own Coast Guard Air Stations and Coast Guard Air Facilities, either as stand alone installations, or collocated at Naval Air Stations, Air Force Bases, Air National Guard Bases and Army Airfields.