United States Coast Guard Air Stations

{{Short description|Aviation support for U.S. Coast Guard}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox military unit |unit_name= Coast Guard Air Stations | image= USCG Office of Aviation Forces.jpg | image_size = 200 |caption=USCG Office of Aviation Forces (CG-711) |dates = 1920-Present |country= [[United States]] |allegiance= |branch= [[United States Coast Guard]] |type= Air Field |role= To provide aviation assets and resources to support the execution of Coast Guard missions.  |structure1= |structure2_label= |structure3= |commander2_label=  |aircraft_electronic= |aircraft_fighter= |aircraft_helicopter= |aircraft_interceptor= |aircraft_patrol= |aircraft_recon= |aircraft_trainer= |aircraft_transport= }} [[File:USCG-aircraft-lineup.jpg|thumb|USCG Aviation fleet at Air Station Elizabeth City ]] [[File:HH-65As over CGAS Elisabeth City 2005.jpg|thumb|A trio of [[MH-65 Dolphin]] helicopters fly past [[Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City]] in North Carolina]]

A '''Coast Guard Air Station''' (abbreviated as '''CGAS''' or '''AirSta''') provides aviation support for the [[United States Coast Guard]]. The Coast Guard operates approximately 210 aircraft from 24 Coast Guard Air Stations in the [[United States of America|United States.]] Fixed-wing aircraft, such as the [[C-130 Hercules|HC-130 Hercules]], are built for long range missions and operate from air stations. The air stations and facilities are also home to locally based [[Eurocopter MH-65 Dolphin|MH-65D Dolphin]] and [[Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk|Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk]] helicopters and support rotor craft assigned to flight deck equipped [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutters]].

Unlike Coast Guard [[List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard#Boats|Boat]] Stations, which are subordinate to [[Sector commander|Sector Commanders]], the commanding officer of a Coast Guard Air Station reports directly to the appropriate [[Organization of the United States Coast Guard#Regional responsibilities - Areas, Districts, and Sectors|District]] Commander. Air stations are typically commanded by an officer with the rank of [[Captain (United States O-6)|captain]].

Air station planning and overall aviation policies are under the oversight of the Office of Aviation Forces (CG-711), which in turn reports to the Assistant Commandant for Capability.

==Northeast District (formerly 1st)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Station ! Location ! Opened ! Closed ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | [[Floyd Bennett Field|Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn]] | [[Brooklyn, New York]] | 1936 | 1998 | align="left" | | <ref name=Brooklyn>{{cite web|title=Air Station Brooklyn, New York|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/stations/airsta_brooklyn.asp|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|access-date=20 November 2012|date=1 October 2012}}</ref> |- | [[Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod|CGAS Cape Cod]] | [[Sandwich, Massachusetts]] | 1970 | Active | align="left" | Located on the [[Otis Air National Guard Base]]. Flies the [[HH-60 Jayhawk|HH-60J Jayhawk]] helicopters, and [[HC-144 Ocean Sentry]] aircraft and provide coverage from the Canada–US border to [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. | <ref name=CapeCod>{{cite web|title=Air Station Cape Cod|url=http://www.uscg.mil/d1/airstacapecod/|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|access-date=20 November 2012|date=3 October 2012}}</ref> |- | [[Coast Guard Air Station Salem|CGAS Salem]] | [[Salem, Massachusetts]] | 1935 | 1970 | align="left" | | <ref name=Salem>{{cite web|title=Air Station Salem, Massachusetts|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/stations/airsta_salem.asp|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|access-date=20 November 2012|date=2 October 2012}}</ref> |- | [[Coast Guard Aviation Station Ten Pound Island|CGAS Ten Pound Island]] | [[Gloucester, Massachusetts]] | 1925 | 1935 | align="left" | First permanent Coast Guard Air Station established as a seaplane base. [[Coast Guard Station Gloucester|Station Gloucester]] current occupies the former Ten Pound Island location. | <ref name=TenPoundIsland>{{cite web|title=Air Station Ten Pound Island, Massachusetts|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/stations/airsta_tenpoundisland.asp|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|access-date=20 November 2012|date=3 October 2012|archive-date=14 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214103156/http://www.uscg.mil/history/stations/airsta_tenpoundisland.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name=CGAH-1926>{{cite web |url=https://cgaviationhistory.org/1926-the-first-permanent-coast-guard-air-stations-established/ |title=1926: The First Permanent Coast Guard Air Stations Established |publisher=Coast Guard Aviation History |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |}

==East District (formerly 5th)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Station ! Location ! Opened ! Closed ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | Ref. |- | [[Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City|CGAS Atlantic City]] | [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]] | 1998 | Active | align="left" | Located at [[Atlantic City International Airport]] in [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey]] and provides aircrews and aircraft to the [[Washington, D.C.]] area as part of [[Operation Noble Eagle]], a Department of Defense ([[North American Aerospace Defense Command|NORAD]]) mission to protect the air space around the nation's capital. | <ref name=AtlanticCity>{{cite web|title=Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey|url=http://www.uscg.mil/d5/airstaAtlanticCity|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|access-date=18 June 2014|date=4 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="Blackjack">{{cite news |title=How U.S. Coast Guard's agile Blackjack unit intercepts threats in D.C. sky |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-coast-guard-blackjack-unit-intercepts-threats-in-washington-dc-airspace/ |work=CBS News |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |date=15 February 2019}}</ref> |- | [[Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City|CGAS Elizabeth City]] | [[Elizabeth City]], [[North Carolina]] | 1940 | Active | align="left" | Enlisted Coast Guardsmen in aviation ratings receive their initial aviation training at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC), which is co-located with the AirSta in Elizabeth City, NC. These two commands (AirSta and ATTC) are separate entities. | <ref name=ElizabethCity>{{cite web|title=Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina|url=http://www.uscg.mil/d5/airstaElizabethCity|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|access-date=18 June 2014|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> |- | Coast Guard Air Facility Norfolk | [[Norfolk, Virginia]] | 1987 | 1989 | align="left" | | <ref name=StAugustine>{{cite web|title=Air Station St. Augustine, Florida|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/stations/airsta_staugustine.asp|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|access-date=18 June 2014|date=2 October 2012}}</ref> |- | [[Coast Guard Air Station Washington|CGAS Washington]] | [[Arlington, Virginia]] | 1952 | Active | align="left" |As the closest Air Station to [[Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building|CG Headquarters]], Washington provides executive transportation for the Commandant and the Secretary of Homeland Security, and is also tasked with the mission of intercepting violators to the [[Washington, D.C., Special Flight Rules Area|ADIZ]]. Located at [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]], it is staffed by rotating crews from AirSta Atlantic City. | <ref name="Blackjack"/><ref name="DC-3">{{cite web |title=Washington D.C., Flight Restriction Zone/"DC-3" Airports |url=https://www.aopa.org/advocacy/advocacy-briefs/air-traffic-services-brief-washington-d-c-flight-restricted-zone-dc-3-airports |website=AOPA.org |access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Station Washington, D.C. |url=https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Land/All/Article/1894066/air-station-washington-dc/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=United States Coast Guard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | CGAS Morehead City | [[Morehead City, North Carolina]] | 1920 | 1922 | align="left" | Established in 1920 with surplus [[Curtiss HS]] and [[Aeromarine 40]] [[flying boat]]s loaned from the U.S. Navy; lost appropriation in 1922. | <ref name=MoreheadCity>{{cite web|title=Air Station Morehead City|url=https://www.history.uscg.mil/Complete-Time-Line/Time-Line-1900-2000|publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]|access-date=20 June 2018|date=20 June 2018}}</ref> <ref name=CGAH-1920>{{cite web |url=https://cgaviationhistory.org/1920-the-first-coast-guard-air-station-morehead-city-nc/ |title=1920: The First Coast Guard Air Station, Morehead City, NC |publisher=Coast Guard Aviation History |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |}

==Southeast District (formerly 7th)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Station !Location !Opened !Closed !class="unsortable" | Notes !class="unsortable" | Ref. |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater|CGAS Clearwater]] |[[Clearwater, Florida]] |1934 |Active | style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport]], Clearwater is the largest Air Station in the Coast Guard and home to nearly 700 USCG aviation and support personnel. |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d7/airstaclearwater/|title=USCG Air Station Clearwater, Florida|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Miami|CGAS Miami]] |[[Opa-locka, Florida]] |1964 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport]], formerly Naval Air Station Miami. |<ref name=Historic>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/history/stations/airsta_miami.asp|title=Historic Coast Guard Air Stations|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |CGAS St. Augustine |[[St. Augustine, Florida]] |1989 |1990 |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Northeast Florida Regional Airport]], formerly St. Augustine Airport. |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/25/2001768426/-1/-1/0/CGAVIATIONCHRONOLOGY.PDF|title=Significant Dates in Coast Guard Aviation|publisher=United States Department of Defense|date=25 June 2017|access-date=17 May 2022}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Savannah|CGAS Savannah]] |[[Savannah, Georgia]] |1963 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Located at [[Hunter Army Airfield]], formerly Hunter Air Force Base. |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d7/airstaSavannah/|title=USCG Air Station Savannah, GA|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen|CGAS Borinquen]] |[[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico]] |1971 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Rafael Hernández Airport|Rafael Hernandez International Airport]], formerly [[Ramey Air Force Base]]. |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d7/airstaBorinquen/WelcomeAboard/ASBorinquen.asp|title=USCG Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |}

==Heartland District (formerly 8th)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Station !Location !Opened !Closed !class="unsortable" | Notes !class="unsortable" | Ref. |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Houston|CGAS Houston]] |[[Houston, Texas]] |1963 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d8/airstahouston/|title=USCG Air Station Houston, Texas|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi|CGAS Corpus Christi]] |[[Corpus Christi, Texas]] |1950 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Corpus Christi International Airport]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d8/sectCorpusChristi/|title=USCG: Sector Corpus Christi|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans|CGAS New Orleans]] |[[Belle Chasse, Louisiana]] |1955 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d8/airstaNOLA/|title=USCG Air Station New Orleans, LA|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Aviation Training Center]] |[[Mobile, Alabama]] |1966 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Mobile Regional Airport]], all USCG pilots initially train at ATC, gain certifications for USCG airframes, and return to maintain qualifications. |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/hq/atcmobil/|title=USCG Aviation Training Center, Mobile Alabama|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |CGAS Biloxi |[[Biloxi, Mississippi]] |1935 |1966 |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Keesler Air Force Base|Biloxi Municipal Airport]] |<ref name=Historic/> <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zianet.com/tmorris/biloxi.html |title=A Short History of Operations at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station, Biloxi, Mississippi |author=Morris, Ted Allan |website=Ted A. Morris |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |- |Air Patrol Detachment El Paso |[[El Paso, Texas]] |1937 |1939 |style="text-align:left;" | Located at [[Fort Sam Houston]] |<ref name=Historic/> |}

==Great Lakes District (formerly 9th)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Station !Location !Opened !Closed !class="unsortable" | Notes !class="unsortable" | Ref. |- |CGAS Chicago |Glenview, Illinois |1969 |1995 |Located on [[Naval Air Station Glenview]] (now closed) | |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Detroit|CGAS Detroit]] |[[Detroit, Michigan|Mt. Clemens, Michigan]] |1966 |Active | style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Selfridge Air National Guard Base]] |<ref name="USCG Air Station Detroit, Michigan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d9/airstaDetroit/|title=USCG Air Station Detroit, Michigan|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City|CGAS Traverse City]] |[[Traverse City, Michigan]] |1946 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Located at the [[Cherry Capital Airport]] |<ref name="USCG Air Station Traverse City, MI">{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d9/airstaTraverseCity/|title=USCG Air Station Traverse City, MI|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> |- |Air Facility Muskegon |[[Muskegon, Michigan]] |N/A |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Detachment of Air Station Detroit |<ref name="USCG Air Station Detroit, Michigan"/> |- |Air Facility Waukegan |[[Waukegan, Illinois]] |N/A |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Detachment of Air Station Traverse City |<ref name="USCG Air Station Traverse City, MI"/> |}

==Southwest District (formerly 11th)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Station !Location !Opened !Closed !class="unsortable" | Notes !class="unsortable" | Ref. |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay|CGAS Humboldt Bay]] |[[Humboldt Bay, California]] | 1977 | Active | style="text-align:left;" | Located at [[Arcata-Eureka Airport]]. | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-11/Units/grpHumboldtBay/ |title=Sector / Air Station Humboldt Bay |publisher=United States Coast Guard |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento|CGAS Sacramento]] | [[North Highlands, California|North Highlands, CA]] | 1978 | Active | style="text-align:left;" | Located at [[Sacramento McClellan Airport]], formerly [[McClellan Air Force Base]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-11/District-Units/Air-Station-Sacramento/ |title=Air Station Sacramento |publisher=United States Coast Guard |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco|CGAS San Francisco]] | [[San Francisco, California]] | 1941 | Active | style="text-align:left;" | Colocated at [[San Francisco International Airport]] | <ref name=CGAS-SF>{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-11/District-Units/Air-Station-San-Francisco/Public-Affairs/ |title=Air Station San Francisco: History and Mission |publisher=United States Coast Guard |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |- | [[Naval_Base_Ventura_County#US_Coast_Guard_tenant_command|CGAS Ventura]] | [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County, CA]] | 2024 | Active | style="text-align:left;" |Located at [[Naval Air Station Point Mugu]], Ventura commenced operations in 2024 as the first new Air Station in 25 years, with Commander Amanda Sardone as its first CO. The 4 bay hangar facility supports an all [[Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk|MH-60T]] helicopter squadron, covering an AOR stretching 350 nautical miles and from Dana Point to Morro Bay. |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drew Verbis/USNavy |date=2022-04-05 |title=Navy tours Coast Guard Air Station Construction onboard Point Mugu |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7193549/navy-tours-coast-guard-air-station-construction-onboard-point-mugu |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=DVIDS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Huggins |first1=J.J. |title=Coast Guard Air Station Ventura |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8559455/coast-guard-air-station-ventura |work=PADET Los Angeles |agency=U.S. Coast Guard District 11 |publisher=DVIDS |date=17 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Uranga |first1=Richard |title=Coast Guard to hold ribbon-cutting/commissioning ceremony for new Air Station Ventura |url=https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3809917/media-advisory-coast-guard-to-hold-ribbon-cuttingcommissioning-ceremony-for-new/ |work=U.S. Coast Guard District Eleven |date=17 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coast Guard Holds Ribbon-Cutting/Commissioning Ceremony for New Air Station Ventura |url=https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3963994/coast-guard-holds-ribbon-cuttingcommissioning-ceremony-for-new-air-station-vent/ |work=U.S. Coast Guard District Eleven |date=13 November 2024}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles|CGAS Los Angeles]] | [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] | 1962 | 2016 | style="text-align:left;" |This air station closed in September 2016 when it lost its lease on its facility at the [[Los Angeles International Airport]] to an expansion project. Administratively, its component units were relocated to [[Naval Air Station Point Mugu]] in [[Point Mugu, California]] and merged with/became a FOB of [[Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco|AIRSTA San Francisco]] until the completion of Air Station Ventura. |<ref name="CGAS-SF" /> <ref name="Daily Breeze">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2015/04/07/local-coast-guard-station-to-shrink-after-air-station-los-angeles-at-lax-shuts-in-2016/|title=Local Coast Guard station to shrink after Air Station Los Angeles at LAX shuts in 2016|newspaper=Daily Breeze|date=January 23, 2015|first=Nick|last=Green}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Orozco |first1=Lance |title=Coast Guard Permanently Moving Air Station From Los Angeles To Ventura County |url=https://www.kclu.org/local-features/2016-09-09/coast-guard-permanently-moving-air-station-from-los-angeles-to-ventura-county |work=KCLU |date=9 September 2016}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station San Diego|CGAS San Diego]] | [[San Diego, California]] | 1937 | Active | style="text-align:left;" |Located adjacent to [[San Diego International Airport]], this air station previously operated both rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, with access for the latter to the airport's 9,400 foot runway. Although fixed-wing aircraft are no longer based at this air station, access to the runway remains. | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.militarymuseum.org/cgassd.html |title=Coast Guard Air Station San Diego |publisher=Historic California Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1125035/air-station-san-diego-50th-anniversary|title = Air Station San Diego 50th Anniversary}}</ref> |}

==Northwest District (formerly 13th)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Station !Location !Opened !Closed !class="unsortable" | Notes !class="unsortable" | Ref. |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Astoria|CGAS Astoria]] | [[Warrenton, Oregon]] | 1964 || Active | style="text-align:left;" | Established at [[Naval Air Station Tongue Point|Tongue Point]] in 1964 and moved to current location in 1966. | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/sector_columbia_river.pdf |title=Group / Air Station Astoria |publisher=United States Coast Guard |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station North Bend|CGAS North Bend]] | [[North Bend, Oregon]] | 1974 || Active | style="text-align:left;" | | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/sector_north_bend.pdf |title=Group / Air Station North Bend |publisher=United States Coast Guard |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles|CGAS Port Angeles]] | [[Port Angeles, Washington]] | 1935|| Active | style="text-align:left;" |Supports three MH-65D Dolphin helicopters, which have been operating at the station since 1984. |  |}

==Oceania District (formerly 14th)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Station !Location !Opened !Closed !class="unsortable" | Notes !class="unsortable" | Ref. |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point|CGAS Barbers Point]] | [[Kapolei, Hawaii]] | 1949 || Active | style="text-align:left;" | Operations transferred from Kaneohe in 1949. Located at [[Kalaeloa Airport]], formerly [[Naval Air Station Barbers Point]]. | <ref name=ASBP>{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-14/D14-Units/Air-Station-Barbers-Point/ASBP-History/ |title=Air Station Barbers Point History |publisher=United States Coast Guard |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> <ref name=CGAH-1949>{{cite web |url=https://cgaviationhistory.org/1949-coast-guard-air-detachment-barbers-point-established/ |title=1949: Coast Guard Air Detachment Barbers Point Established |publisher=Coast Guard Aviation History |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Naval Base Manila|Air Detachment Sangley Point]] | [[Cavite City, Cavite]] | 1946 || 1971 | style="text-align:left;" | Colocated with [[Naval Station Sangley Point]]. Provided aerial support for [[LORAN]] stations in the Philippine islands. | <ref name=CGAH-1946>{{cite web |url=https://cgaviationhistory.org/1946-pacific-loran-and-post-war-aviation-support/ |title=1946: Pacific LORAN and Post War Aviation Support; CG Air Detachments Sangley Point and Guam Established |publisher=Coast Guard Aviation History |access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> |- |SAR Wake | | || | style="text-align:left;" | |  |- |SAR Midway | | || | style="text-align:left;" | |  |- |Air Detachment Kaneohe | Hawaii | 1945 || 1949 | style="text-align:left;" | | <ref name=ASBP/> <ref name=CGAH-1949/> |- |Air Detachment Guam | [[Agana, Guam]] | 1947 || 1972 | style="text-align:left;" | Established at [[Naval Air Station Agana]] to provide LORAN support for western Pacific stations. | <ref name=CGAH-1946/> |}

==Arctic District (formerly 17th)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Station !Location !Opened !Closed !class="unsortable" | Notes !class="unsortable" | Reference |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak|CGAS Kodiak]] |[[Kodiak, Alaska]] |1947 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Largest Air Station in USCG PACAREA. Located at the [[Kodiak Airport]], formerly [[Naval Air Station Kodiak]]. |<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Station Kodiak |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-17/17th-District-Units/Air-Station-Kodiak/ |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Seventeenth District |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Coast Guard Air Station Sitka|CGAS Sitka]] |[[Sitka, Alaska]] |1977 |Active |style="text-align:left;" | Area encompasses Southeast Alaska to Alaskan-Canadian border and the central Gulf of Alaska |<ref>{{cite web |title=Air Station Sitka |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-17/17th-District-Units/Air-Station-Sitka/|publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Seventeenth District |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref> |- |Air Support Facility Cordova |[[Cordova, Alaska]] |1980 |Seasonal |style="text-align:left;" | ASF Cordova serves as a seasonal forward operating base reporting to Air Station Kodiak to better support increased maritime activity during the summer fishing season. Other locations utilized by CGAS Kodiak have included Kotzebue and Cold Bay, AK. |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/d17/units.asp|title=USCG: District 17 Units|website=www.uscg.mil|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=US Coast Guard names two new Coast Guard Cities in Alaska, Washington [press release] |url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/26f965d |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters |access-date=8 May 2020 |ref=Para. 3 |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |title=Coast Guard Opens Seasonal Aviation Support Facility in Cordova, Alaska |url=https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/maritime-security/coast-guard-opens-seasonal-aviation-support-facility-in-cordova-alaska/ |work=Homeland Security Today |publisher=Government Technology & Services Coalition |date=6 May 2021}}</ref> |- |Air Support Facility Kotzebue |[[Kotzebue, Alaska]] |2016 |Seasonal |style="text-align:left;" | Located 33 miles above the [[Arctic Circle]] and 700 miles from Kodiak, CGAS Kodiak maintains a seasonal forward location along with other USCG assets in Kotzebue as greater traffic transits through the Northwest Passage during the summer season. |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Laurel |title=Coast Guard launches seasonal home base in Kotzebue |url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/06/26/coast-guard-launches-seasonal-home-base-in-kotzebue/ |publisher=Anchorage Daily News |date=26 June 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosen |first1=Yereth |title=US Coast Guard starts its seasonal Arctic operations from Kotzebue base |url=https://www.arctictoday.com/us-coast-guard-starts-its-seasonal-arctic-operations-from-kotzebue-base/ |work=Arctic Business Journal |publisher=Arctic Today |date=5 July 2021}}</ref> |}

==Others== *[http://www.uscg.mil/history/stations/airsta_naples.asp Air Detachment Naples] ([[Naples, Campania, Italy]]) (disestablished 1972) *[http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/IIP_History.asp Air Detachment Argentia] ([[Argentia, Newfoundland]], [[Canada]]) (disestablished 1966)

==Images== <gallery class="center"> File:COAST GUARD AIR STATION ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. DVIDS1083924.jpg|CGAS Elizabeth City, East District, [[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City, NC]] File:USCG Air Station Atlantic City seal.svg|CGAS Atlantic City, East District, [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City, NJ]] File:Coast Guard Air Station Washington logo.jpg|CGAS Washington, East District, [[Washington, D.C.]] File:AIRSTA Borinquen.png|CGAS Borinquen, Southeast District, [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico]] File:USCG Air Station Ventura.jpg|CGAS Ventura, Southwest District, [[Ventura, California|Ventura, CA]] File:CGAS Humboldt Bay.jpg|CGAS Humboldt Bay, Southwest District, [[Humboldt Bay, CA]] File:USCG AS Astoria.svg|CGAS Astoria, Northwest District, [[Warrenton, Oregon|Warrenton, OR]] File:AIRSTA Port Angeles.png|CGAS Port Angeles, Northwest District, [[Port Angeles, WA]] File:USCG Air Station Barbers Point emblem.svg|CGAS Barbers Point, Oceania District, [[Honolulu|Honolulu, HI]] File:AIRSTA Kodiak.png|CGAS Kodiak, Arctic District, [[Kodiak, Alaska|Kodiak, AK]] </gallery>

==See also== *[[List of United States military bases]] *[[United States Coast Guard History and Heritage Sites]]

==References== {{Reflist}}42. https://cgaviationhistory.org/1969-coast-guard-air-station-chicago-established/

==External links== {{Commons category|United States Coast Guard air stations}} *Coast Guard Historian's Office: [https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Air/All/Air-Stations/ Air Stations] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=lNsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Popular+Science+1936+plane+%22Popular+Mechanics%22&pg=PA497 "Coast Guard Grows Wings to Save Lives" ''Popular Mechanics'', April 1936] list of USCG air stations in 1936

[[Category:United States Coast Guard Air Stations| ]] [[Category:United States Coast Guard lists|Air Stations]] [[Category:Lists of United States military installations|Coast Guards Air Stations]] [[Category:United States Coast Guard stations|Air]]