An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

FORMER NAVAL AIR STATION CHASE FIELD

Environmental Restoration Program Public Website

Background

Naval Air Station (NAS) Chase Field is located 5 miles East of Beeville, 65 miles Northwest of Corpus Christi, 85 miles Southeast of San Antonio, Texas with a total area of 1772 acres bordered by an 8-foot perimeter fence and 7.2-mile road. There is about 35 acres of aircraft parking apron and had 130 habitable buildings totaling over 1 million sq. ft. The Airfield related facilities included 2 aircraft hangars, 1 aircraft hangar, an Aircraft Maintenance Facility and an Air Traffic Control Facility.

During its 50-year career, first as a naval auxiliary air station for NAS Corpus Christi and, from 1968 to its closure in 1993 as a primary naval air station, NAS Chase Field provided facilities, services, and material to support the pilot training program of the Naval Air Training command. Originally planned as a municipal airport, Chase Field was commissioned a Naval Auxiliary Air Station in 1943 and trained Navy pilots until 1946. It was deactivated in 1947 and was unused until it was recommissioned in 1954 to serve as a jet training facility. NAS Chase Field is named for the late Lieutenant Commander Nathan Brown Chase, who died during a training mission in the Pacific. Highlights of Chase Field’s history include its elevated status in the 1950s as an Advanced Jet training station, its designation as the Navy’s first swept-wing training center in 1957, its upgrading in 1968 to full naval air station and its production of more than one-fourth of the Navy’s total pilot output during the Vietnam War.

This is an Official US Navy Website • Please read this Privacy Policy • GILS NUMBER DOD-USN-000702
NAVFAC Jobs  |  FAQ  |  Search  |  Accessibility  |  FOIA  |  No Fear Act  |  Veterans Crisis Line  |  VA Vet Center  |  FVAP  |  Site Map