A naval air station is a military airbase, and consists of a permanent land-based operations locations for the military aviation division of the relevant branch of a navy. Such bases are used to house naval aviation squadrons and their support commands.
The term "Naval Air Station" is used by many countries' navies, such as the United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, UK's Royal Navy. The French Navy use Base d'aéronautique navale or BAN (Naval aéronautics base) or commonly called aeronavale base.
The Argentine Naval Aviation operates four Base Aeronaval (BAN): from BAN Punta Indio (BAPI) in Buenos Aires Province through BAN Comandante Espora (BACE) and BAN Almirante Zar (BAAZ) in Patagonia to BAN Almirante Quijada (BARD) at Tierra del Fuego. Runways also serve domestic airlines for almost all Argentine military airbases. The Navy operates Estacion Aeronaval (EAN) (stations) which have smaller crew and normally not assigned aircraft. These includes Ezeiza, Rio Gallegos and Ushuaia.
The Argentine Naval Prefecture, serving as a Coast Guard, also operates air stations at Posadas, Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata and Comodoro Rivadavia with their aircraft been highly involved in sea rescues
Air station may refer to:
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2014 NAS Oceana Airshow - F/A-18F Super Hornet Demonstration
2014 NAS Oceana Airshow - Fleet Air Power Demonstration
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Lakehurst, New Jersey - Hindenburg Crash Site HD (2014)
Fighter Jet Training At Naval Air Station Fallon
Naval Air Station - Whidbey Island
C-SPAN Cities Tour - Virginia Beach: Naval Air Station Oceana
F-0418 Seaview: Miramar Naval Air Station
F-35 Lightning II fighter jets arrive at Naval Air Station Lemoore
Naval Air Station Glenview in the 1950s - HD Home Movies
C-17 Tactical Arrival into Key West Naval Air Station
Visiting The Naval Air Station Lemoore! (July 26, 2014)
2014 NAS Oceana Airshow - F/A-18F Super Hornet Demonstration
2014 NAS Oceana Airshow - Fleet Air Power Demonstration
Ghost Hunters E25 Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Naval Air Station Jacksonville Introduces P-8A Poseidon to the Fleet
Naval Air Test Center - NAS Pax River - US Navy Test Pilot School, and More - 1970's
Lakehurst, New Jersey - Hindenburg Crash Site HD (2014)
Naval Air Station Oceana Airshow 2015
Brunswick Naval Air Station, Brunswick, ME.MPG
Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum Cape May
EA-6B Prowlers: Flight Training at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (HD)
F-18 landing at Naval Air Station Oceana runway 23R
Aircrew Candidate School
Last P-3 Orion's Depart Brunswick Naval Air Station
2014 NAS Oceana Airshow - FLS Microjet & Shockwave Jet Truck
Naval Air Station Fallon 2012