Naval Air Station Jacksonville

Naval Air Station Jacksonville
Towers Field
Jacksonville, Florida in the United States
An aerial view of NAS Jacksonville during 2018
NAS Jacksonville Location in the United States
Coordinates	30°14′09″N 081°40′50″W / 30.23583°N 81.68056°W / 30.23583; -81.68056
Type	Naval Air Station
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Navy
Controlled by	Navy Region Southeast
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1940–present
Garrison information
Current commander	Captain Marcos Cantu
Garrison	Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Eleven
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: NIP, ICAO: KNIP, FAA LID: NIP, WMO: 722065
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 10/28 2,744.1 metres (9,003 ft) Asphalt 14/32 1,822 metres (5,978 ft) Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville) (IATA: NIP, ICAO: KNIP, FAA LID: NIP) is a large naval air station located approximately eight miles (13 km) south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States.^[2]