Satellite and aerial maps of NAS Corpus Christi / Truax Field with nearby locations
| Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Christus Spohn South Heliport , Texas | 9.5 | 263 | 1XA3 |
| Shoreline Hospital Heliport , Texas | 14.5 | 309 | 5TS0 |
| McCampbell / Porter , Texas | 25.3 | 015 | KTFP |
| Halo-Flight Corpus Christi , Texas | 26.8 | 275 | |
| Rockport , Texas | 49.4 | 028 | KRKP |
| NAS Kingsville , Texas | 56.0 | 247 | KNQI |
NAS Corpus Christi / Truax Field |
1941 to present | ||
| 27° 41' 39.48'' N 97° 16' 53.41'' W | ||
| 10km SE of Corpus Christi, TX, Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
| ICAO: KNGP | IATA: NGP | FAA: NGP |
| Elevation: 12 feet | ||
The Naval Aviator training program is based at NAS Corpus Christ. Hosted unit Training Air Wing Four (TAW-4) produces approximately 400 newly qualified aviators each year for shore-based US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard fixed-wing jet and turboprop aircraft as well as a limited number international military pilots for similar aircraft.
The Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) is a DoD Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for rotary wing aircraft. It has been a tenant of the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi since 1961.
The Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is also here operating HC-144A Ocean Sentry and MH-65 Dolphin.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) based here P-3 Orion and MQ-9 Reaper drones
The Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) is a DoD Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for rotary wing aircraft. It has been a tenant of the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi since 1961.
The Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is also here operating HC-144A Ocean Sentry and MH-65 Dolphin.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) based here P-3 Orion and MQ-9 Reaper drones
List of units at NAS Corpus Christi / Truax Field |
| Years | Unit | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996/10 | HM-15 | MH-53E Sea Dragon, |
| 1974- | CCAD | |
| 1950- | Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi | HH-65 Dolphin, HH-52A Sea Guard, |
NAS Corpus Christi / Truax Field News |
U.S. Naval Air Training Command
18-Feb-24 - The U.S. Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) has a mission to train, mentor, and deliver Naval Aviators to the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. Headquartered at NAS Corpus Christi, it comprises five training air wings in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas, which house 17 training squadrons #training
US Army Europe Soldiers Learn About the UH-60V
11-Apr-23 - Members of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12th CAB) based at Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany learned about the new US Army upgraded version UH-60V Black Hawk at the Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas #BlackHawk
1st Air Cavalry Brigade Returns from Europe
30-Nov-22 - US Army 1st Air Cavalry Brigade (1ACB) part of 1st Cavalry Division returned home to Fort Hood, Texas after a 9-month deployment to Europe for an Atlantic Resolve rotation mission #AtlanticResolve
First Production UH-60V Roll-Out
10-Oct-20 - Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) released the first of up to 760 UH-60L Black Hawk upgraded to the UH-60V configuration with the Northrop Grumman / Curtiss-Wright glass cockpit comparable to the UH-60M #Victor
3D Printed Parts for Army Helicopters
21-Sep-20 - Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) will create a “digital twin” of an UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter with the goal of develop a 3D-printing parts replacement assembly line #parts
Corpus Christi Army Depot 10.000 Engine Overhaul
05-Apr-19 - Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) in Texas celebrated servicing 10,000 T700 engines since 2001. These T700 are used by Black Hawk and Apache helicopters #engines
Honeywell Overhauled 1000th T55 Engine
15-Feb-18 - The Corpus Christi Army Depot completed the overhaul of the 1,000th T55 engine. More than 6,000 T55 have been produced and logged more than 12 million hours of operation on the CH/MH-47 Chinook
Boeing Extends Corpus Christi Army Depot Partnership
12-Jun-15 - Boeing received a five-year contract extending partnership with Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) supporting overhaul of parts for AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters
US Coast Guard More Interdicts in Gulf of Mexico
26-Jan-15 - The US Coast Guard interdicted a Mexican fishing crew who fled from authorities Sunday, after poaching shark, red snapper, and eel in the waters off South Texas.
