Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
| Naval Air Station Corpus Christi | |||||||||||||
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Truax Field | |||||||||||||
| Corpus Christi, Texas in the United States | |||||||||||||
A T-44C Pegasus of Training Wing Four based at NAS Corpus Christi | |||||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||||
| Type | Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||
| Owner | United States Department of Defense | ||||||||||||
| Operator | US Navy | ||||||||||||
| Controlled by | Navy Region Southeast | ||||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°41′33″N 97°17′28″W / 27.69250°N 97.29111°W | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||
| In use | 1941 – present | ||||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||||
| Current commander | Captain Ty C. Jurica | ||||||||||||
| Garrison | Training Air Wing Four | ||||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: NGP, ICAO: KNGP, FAA LID: NGP, WMO: 722515 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (IATA: NGP, ICAO: KNGP, FAA LID: NGP) is a United States Navy naval air base located six miles (10 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas.