Naval Air Station Oakland

Naval Air Station Oakland

IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Location	Oakland, California
Elevation AMSL	9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	37°43′17″N 122°13′15″W / 37.72139°N 122.22083°W / 37.72139; -122.22083Coordinates: 37°43′17″N 122°13′15″W / 37.72139°N 122.22083°W / 37.72139; -122.22083
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NAS OAK Location within Oakland

Naval Air Station Oakland is a former military airport located 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of the central business district of Oakland, a city in Alameda County, California, United States. After its closure in the 1940s, it was reopened as Oakland International Airport.

History

Advertising the Naval Air Reserve at NAS Oakland, 1949.

In 1943, the U.S. Armed Forces took over Oakland Airport and transformed it into an airlift base for military flights to the Pacific islands, ordering all scheduled service to move to San Francisco International Airport. After the war, airlines slowly returned to Oakland: Western Airlines began flights in 1946, and was followed by American Airlines, TWA, United and Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA).

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Airports in the San Francisco Bay Area

International	San Francisco Oakland San Jose–Mineta

Federal	Moffett Travis AFB (Fairfield–Suisun AAF)

General aviation (tower)	Buchanan Hayward Livermore Napa County Palo Alto Reid–Hillview San Carlos Sonoma County–Schulz

General aviation (non-tower)	Angwin–Parrett Byron Cloverdale Marin County–Gnoss Half Moon Bay Healdsburg Hollister Nut Tree Petaluma Rio Vista Sonoma Skypark Sonoma Valley San Martin Watsonville

Historical	NAS Alameda Alum Rock Crissy Field Hamilton AAF Rio Vista (original) Santa Cruz

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Flying Training

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Technical Training

Oakland, California

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Alameda County San Francisco Bay Area California United States

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Naval Air Station Oakland

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