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Naval Air Station, Oceana

Address: Tomcat Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA | Map It
Phone: 757/433-3131
www.nasoceana.navy.mil/Visitors.htm

Category: Military Sites
Location: Virginia Beach

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Fodor's Review:

The Naval Air Station, Oceana, on the northern edge of the city, is an impressive sight, home to more than 200 navy aircraft, including the F/A-18 Tomcat (the type of plane flown by the Blue Angels) and other planes assigned to the aircraft carriers of the Atlantic Fleet. From an observation park on Oceana Boulevard at the POW/MIA Flame of Hope Memorial Park, near the runways, you can watch aircraft take off and land. Non-Defense Department visitors can access the base only on the Hampton Roads Transit summer-only tours (photo ID required) or during the annual air show in September. Tours depart at 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM from the 24th Street transit kiosk on Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach and stop at an aviation historical park with 13 aircraft.