Naval Air Station Alameda
Former US Naval Air Station in Alameda, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda, California, on San Francisco Bay.[1]
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Naval Air Station Alameda | |||||||||
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Nimitz Field | |||||||||
Alameda, California in the United States | |||||||||
Coordinates | 37°47′10″N 122°19′07″W | ||||||||
Type | Naval air station | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | U.S. Navy | ||||||||
Condition | Closed | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1927 (as Alameda Airport) | ||||||||
In use | 1940 (1940)–1997 (1997) | ||||||||
Fate | Transferred to City of Alameda for redevelopment (Alameda Point) | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: NGZ, ICAO: KNGZ, WMO: 745060 | ||||||||
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Designated | 23 January 2013 | ||||||||
Reference no. | 12001191 | ||||||||
Period | 1900– | ||||||||
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Official name | Site of the China Clipper flight departure | ||||||||
Designated | 5 November 1985 | ||||||||
Reference no. | 968 | ||||||||
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NAS Alameda had two runways: 13–31 measuring 8,000 ft × 200 ft (2,438 m × 61 m) and 07-25 measuring 7,200 ft × 200 ft (2,195 m × 61 m). Two helicopter pads and a control tower were also part of the facilities.