Air Operations
The Air Operations Department operates the airfield and provides services to support operations of activity, tenant, and transiting aircraft; provides firefighting functions, both structural and fire and rescue; provides air traffic control; operates the air terminal; schedules administrative and proficiency flights; repairs and maintains station ground electronics equipment; stores, maintains, and issues assigned ordnance and munitions; operates firing and aerial target ranges, bombing ranges, and Navy Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) Orange Grove.
The Air Operations Department is comprised of six divisions: Air Traffic Control; Ground Electronics; Field Support; Weather; NALF Orange Grove, and the McMullen Target Range located in Freer, Texas. Air Ops also includes the command BASH program and Community Planning.
The Air Operations Department supported 244,439 Air Traffic Control (ATC) operations during 2011. This included 9,104 radar operations; 11,706 MOA operations; 26,796 military IFR operations; 11,764 military VFR operations; and 10,021 civilian operations. Air Ops will also manage all operations and field functions for the 2012 "Wings Over South Texas" Air Show in April, hosting more than 75,000 visitors during the 3-day period.
Click on the Air Operations link on the left menu to learn more about the Air Operations Department of NAS Kingsville.