Naval Outlying Landing Field Barin
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Coordinates | 30°23′21″N 087°38′07″W / 30.38917°N 87.63528°W | ||||||||||||||
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Naval Outlying Landing Field Barin (
History
An auxiliary airfield for
Today, the East Field is still used as NOLF Barin, a satellite airfield for Training Air Wing FIVE (TRAWING 5) at NAS Whiting Field and Training Air Wing SIX (TRAWING 6) at NAS Pensacola. Two runways and the original centerfield flight line complex are still maintained, although the original 1940s/1950s-era hangars and control tower have been demolished and removed. The West Field of four runways remains abandoned, with a 4-lane highway, the Foley Beach Express,[4] having been built through the center of the West Field's runways.[5]
Facilities
NOLF Barin has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 4,012 by 300 feet (1,223 x 91 m) and 15/33 is 4,000 by 150 feet (1,219 x 46 m).[1]
In 2010, officials from NAS Whiting Field announced plans to expand the runways for several NOLFs they operate (including NOLF Barin) to facilitate the use of the
In November 2014, the Baldwin County Commission unanimously approved a land deal to enable the Navy to finally complete the expansion of the NOLF Barin Field runway lengths.[8]
Both runways at NOLF Barin were subsequently lengthened to their current length of 5,000 feet.[9][10]
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Alabama, Mobile area". www.airfields-freeman.com.
- ^ "Navy and Marine Corps Air Stations and Fields Named for Naval Aviators and Others (Appendix 11 in United States Naval Aviation 1910–1995)" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. 18 August 1997. p. 595. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Beach Express - Home". www.beachexpress.com.
- ^ "Barin Outlying Field". www.globalsecurity.org.
- ^ Busby, Guy (September 2, 2010). "Navy expansion plans worry some Baldwin County residents". al.com.
- ^ Busby, Guy (November 15, 2011). "Navy to buy 70 Baldwin County parcels for runway extensions". al.com.
- ^ "U.S. Navy's long journey in completing $28 million runway project in Baldwin County nearing end". al.com. November 19, 2014.
- ^ "AirNav: KNBJ - Barin Naval Outlying Field".
- ^ "Airport Data and Information Portal". adip.faa.gov.
External links
- Barin Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NBJ), Foley, AL
- Aerial image as of 17 February 1997 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for NBJ
- AirNav airport information for NBJ
- ASN accident history for NHX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for NBJ