Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove
| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove | |||||||
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| Horsham Township, Pennsylvania in the United States | |||||||
A US Navy Grumman C-1A Trader taxiing at NAS Willow Grove in 1987 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Joint base | ||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
| Operator | US Navy | ||||||
| Condition | Closed | ||||||
| Website | Official website (archived) | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 40°11′59″N 75°08′54″W / 40.1998°N 75.1482°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1928, as Pitcairn Field No. 2 | ||||||
| Built by | Pitcairn Aircraft Company | ||||||
| In use | 1943–2011 | ||||||
| Fate | Realigned to the US Air Force as Horsham Air Guard Station | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: NXX, ICAO: KNXX, FAA LID: NXX, WMO: 724086 | ||||||
| Elevation | 109 metres (358 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: FAA | |||||||
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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 four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Willow Grove, 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.