Global Information Lookup Global Information

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove information


Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove
Horsham Township, Pennsylvania in the United States
A US Navy Grumman C-1A Trader taxiing at NAS Willow Grove in 1987
Willow Grove is located in Pennsylvania
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Willow Grove is located in the United States
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Willow Grove is located in North America
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Willow Grove is located in North Atlantic
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Willow Grove is located in Earth
Willow Grove
Willow Grove
Coordinates40°11′59″N 75°08′54″W / 40.1998°N 75.1482°W / 40.1998; -75.1482
TypeJoint base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Navy
ConditionClosed
WebsiteOfficial website (archived)
Site history
Built1928 (1928), as Pitcairn Field No. 2[1]
Built byPitcairn Aircraft Company
In use1943 (1943)–2011 (2011)
FateRealigned to the US Air Force as Horsham Air Guard Station
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: NXX, ICAO: KNXX, FAA LID: NXX, WMO: 724086
Elevation109 metres (358 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
15/33 2,439 metres (8,002 ft) Porous European Mix
Source: FAA[2]

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove or NASJRB Willow Grove (IATA: NXX, ICAO: KNXX, FAA LID: NXX) was a Naval Air Station owned by the U.S. Navy and located in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States[3] four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Willow Grove,[2] which is north of Philadelphia. The installation was transferred to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the name changed to the Horsham Air Guard Station after the U.S. Navy departed in 2011.

  1. ^ Old York Road Historical Society. The Morelands and Bryn Athyn.
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for NXX PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  3. ^ "streets.gif Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine." Horsham Township, Pennsylvania. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.

and 22 Related for: Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove information

Request time (Page generated in 1.098 seconds.)

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove

Last Update:

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove or NASJRB Willow Grove (IATA: NXX, ICAO: KNXX, FAA LID: NXX) was a Naval Air Station owned by the U.S...

Word Count : 1322

Willow Grove

Last Update:

New Jersey, United States Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pennsylvania Camp Willow Grove, a US Army camp in northwestern Arizona from...

Word Count : 147

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth

Last Update:

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (abbreviated NAS JRB Fort Worth) (IATA: FWH, ICAO: KNFW, FAA LID: NFW) includes Carswell Field, a military...

Word Count : 6958

103rd Attack Squadron

Last Update:

Squadron at the new Horsham Air Guard Station, on the grounds of the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove. Along with these name changes...

Word Count : 3168

List of United States Navy airfields

Last Update:

2021. "Naval Air Station Fallon". Commander, Navy Installations Command. US Navy. Retrieved 1 July 2021. "Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth"...

Word Count : 1229

Biddle Air National Guard Base

Last Update:

Athyn. "Biddle Air National Guard Station". coldwarhistory.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove Joint Interagency...

Word Count : 210

Joint base

Last Update:

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), 1993, in which joint reserve bases were established at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and Fort Worth, Texas. Base Realignment...

Word Count : 1362

2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission

Last Update:

Air Force Base, Texas Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Pennsylvania (portion retained as a non-flying Pennsylvania Air National Guard...

Word Count : 1109

Naval Air Station Jacksonville

Last Update:

Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville) (IATA: NIP, ICAO: KNIP, FAA LID: NIP) is a large naval air station located approximately eight miles...

Word Count : 2537

Marine Aircraft Group 43

Last Update:

aviation group in the United States Marine Corps Reserve based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The group was originally formed...

Word Count : 1583

Base Realignment and Closure

Last Update:

Navy Reserve and realigned as Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth) Castle Air Force Base Eaker Air Force Base England Air Force Base Fleet...

Word Count : 2856

Willow station

Last Update:

light rail station and transit center in Hillsboro, Oregon Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, a former Naval Air Station in Montgomery...

Word Count : 268

Homestead Air Reserve Base

Last Update:

Homestead Air Reserve Base (IATA: HST, ICAO: KHST, FAA LID: HST) (Homestead ARB), previously known as Homestead Air Force Base (Homestead AFB) is located...

Word Count : 3354

1974 White House helicopter incident

Last Update:

returned to service. It was later put on display at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove. It is believed that Preston's actions influenced...

Word Count : 2107

Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base

Last Update:

Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft...

Word Count : 5143

List of United States Air Force installations

Last Update:

The Air Force use several terms to identify the different type of installations it operates: Air Force Base, Air Reserve Base or Air Guard Base are used...

Word Count : 5188

Kawanishi N1K

Last Update:

displayed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, stored at the National Naval Aviation Museum...

Word Count : 3613

Nakajima B6N

Last Update:

displayed intact at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Horsham Township, Pennsylvania until it was acquired by the National Air and Space Museum...

Word Count : 2508

List of United States Air National Guard Squadrons

Last Update:

July 2017. "126th Air Refueling Wing > Home". 126arw.ang.af.mil. Retrieved 11 July 2017. "Minneapolis-St Paul Air Reserve Station > Home". Minneapolis...

Word Count : 1633

Royal Naval Air Service

Last Update:

Willows, Astra-Torres and the Parseval were taken over by the navy. On 1 July 1914, the Admiralty made the Royal Naval Air Service, forming the Naval...

Word Count : 4511

111th Attack Wing

Last Update:

moved to brand new facilities on the north end of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station. From Willow Grove, the C-97 was used to transport troops and cargo all...

Word Count : 3132

United States Marine Corps Air Traffic Control Units

Last Update:

Station Olathe, Kansas. The unit was decommissioned on 29 November 1974. Reserve MATCU based out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove...

Word Count : 2856

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net