CGAS New Orleans was commissioned in July 1955 on then NAS Lake Ponchartrain. In December 1957 moved to Alvin Callender Field, Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Current hangar facilities were inaugurated September 1986.
On April 1st, 1969 became the first USCG operational unit to fly the HH-3F Pelican and again in September 1985 the first with the HH-65A Dolphin.
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans began transitioning from the MH-65D Dolphin to the MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters on May 2, 2022, when they received their first MH-60. The next two MH-60s were scheduled to arrive by the end of July 2022, completing the transition. The station's existing MH-65 helicopters were transferred to other units within the Coast Guard. This upgrade was part of a service-wide initiative to enhance operational capabilities, as the MH-60 offers greater payload capacity, endurance, and range compared to the MH-65
On April 1st, 1969 became the first USCG operational unit to fly the HH-3F Pelican and again in September 1985 the first with the HH-65A Dolphin.
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans began transitioning from the MH-65D Dolphin to the MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters on May 2, 2022, when they received their first MH-60. The next two MH-60s were scheduled to arrive by the end of July 2022, completing the transition. The station's existing MH-65 helicopters were transferred to other units within the Coast Guard. This upgrade was part of a service-wide initiative to enhance operational capabilities, as the MH-60 offers greater payload capacity, endurance, and range compared to the MH-65
First operational unit with HH-3F helos. # 1432,1433 and I was the plane captain on the 1434
News about Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans |
New Navigation Towers for USCG New Orleans
02-May-20 - S.A.F.E. Structure Designs delivered modular navigation towers to the US Coast Guard Station New Orleans to replace existing towers in the Gulf of Mexico that have been damaged after being in use for several years
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Models Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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| 62-025 | hh-52a | 1963 | 1356 : Sikorsky S-62C d/d New Orleans, LA, 13Feb63; preserved NAS Barbers Poin+ | ||||
| 62-026 | hh-52a | 1962 | 1357 : Sikorsky S-62C c/n 62-026, ff?; del USCG as HH-52A Seaguard 1357, New Orle+ | ||||
| 61-586 | hh-3f | 1968 | 1430 : 21jul71 09:05hs helo operations USCGC Reliance (WMEC-615) at 23 degrees 23+ | - 1430 | |||
| 61-597 w/o 1979 | hh-3f | 1968 | 1432 : to CGAS New Orleans as first operation unit with HH-3F | ||||
| 61-598 Scrapped | hh-3f | 1433 : to CGAS New Orleans as first operation unit with HH-3F |  | ||||
| 61-599 | hh-3f | 1434 : to CGAS New Orleans as first operation unit with HH-3F | |||||
| 61-663 | hh-3f | 1972 | 1486 : Sikorsky S-61R c/n 61-663, ff?; del USCG as HH-3F 1486, 26Jul72; xfer AVTR+ | ||||
| 70-623 | hh-60j | 6002 : | |||||
| 70-1581 | hh-60j | 6013 : | |||||
| 70-1958 | hh-60j | 6037 : : Miles off coast of Galveston,TX. Critical patient rescue from the Carnival+ | |||||
| 70-1804 | sh-60f | 6047 : | 164615 | ||||
| 6055 | hh-65 | 6502 : noted visiting Lakefront Airport | |||||
| 6050 | hh-65 | 6506 : | |||||
| 6056 | hh-65 | 6507 : 2004 HH-65B type at CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6095 | hh-65 | 6508 : MH-65C type CGAS New Orleans N awlins airshow | |||||
| 6127 | hh-65 | 6514 : HH-65B type, CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6164 | hh-65 | 6522 : type:HH-65B CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6189 | hh-65 | 6540 : 07-08may11 MH-65C type CGAS New Orleans N awlins airshow | |||||
| 6227 | hh-65 | 6551 : type:HH-65C CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6235 | hh-65 | 6556 : 07-08may11 MH-65C type CGAS New Orleans N awlins airshow | |||||
| 6253 | hh-65 | 6565 : HH-65C type at CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6265 | hh-65 | 6570 : New Orleans | |||||
| 6266 | hh-65 | 6571 : 2008 type:HH-65C CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6272 | hh-65 | 6576 : 07-08may11 MH-65C type CGAS New Orleans N awlins airshow | |||||
| 6285 | hh-65 | 6586 : 1997-2000 at CGAS New Orleans : noted at Lakefront Airport | |||||
| 6289 | hh-65 | 6589 : HH-65C type, CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6293 | hh-65 | 6592 : 2008 type:HH-65C CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6295 | hh-65 | 6593 : HH-65B type CGAS New Orleans | |||||
| 6002 | hh-65 | 1984 | 6598 : HH-65B type asg CGAS New Orleans |  901 | |||
| 6796 | as365n3 | 6605 : 07-08may11 MH-65C type CGAS New Orleans N awlins airshow | |||||
| 6804 | as365 | 6607 : CGAS New Orleans : MH-65D type |  F-WWOR | ||||
