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Naval Air Station Brunswick

Naval Air Station Brunswick (NAS Brunswick) was a US Navy base in Brunswick, Maine, hosting P-3C Orion anti-submarine patrol squadrons until it closed in 2011 under the 2005 BRAC process.

Naval Air Station Fallon

Naval Air Station Fallon (NAS Fallon) is a United States Navy air station in Churchill County, Nevada, home of TOPGUN and the pre-deployment training site for carrier air wings.

Naval Air Station Jacksonville

Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville, NAS Jax) is a US Navy master air and industrial base in Jacksonville, Florida, established in 1940 and specializing in anti-submarine warfare.

Naval Air Station North Island

Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) is a US Navy air station on North Island in San Diego Bay, California, commissioned in 1917 and known as the "Birthplace of Naval Aviation".

Naval Air Station Patuxent River

Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Patuxent River, Pax River) is a US Navy base in St. Mary's County, Maryland, commissioned in 1943 as the Navy's principal naval aviation test center.

Naval Air Station Sigonella

Naval Air Station Sigonella (NAS Sigonella) is a United States Navy air base near Catania in Sicily, Italy, known as "The Hub of the Med".

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NAS Whidbey Island) is a US Navy air station near Oak Harbor, Washington, commissioned in 1942 and the Navy's sole naval aviation installation in the Pacific Northwest.

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is a US Navy installation in California's Mojave Desert, its largest landholding, and the site where the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile was developed.

Naval aviation

Naval aviation, also called Navy aviation, is the branch of a navy's air power that operates fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from ships at sea and shore bases.

Naval flight officer

A naval flight officer (NFO) is a US Navy or Marine Corps officer who performs navigation, radar interception, and weapons-system duties in naval aircraft without flying the aircraft.

Navi Mumbai International Airport

Navi Mumbai International Airport, also known as D.B. Patil International Airport, is a greenfield airport at Ulwe, Maharashtra, serving as Mumbai's second international airport, inaugurated in 2025.

Navitaire

Navitaire is an airline and rail passenger technology company headquartered in Minneapolis and owned by Amadeus, best known for its New Skies passenger service system for low-cost carriers.

Nazi UFOs

Nazi UFOs, also called Reichsflugscheibe, are a conspiracy theory holding that Nazi Germany built flying discs with exotic propulsion; the legend arose from 1950 press reports, and historians find no documentary evidence.

Near miss (safety)

A near miss, also called a close call, is a safety incident in which two aircraft come within 500 feet of each other without colliding, treated by the FAA as a warning of risk.

Neerja

Neerja (2016) is a Hindi biographical thriller directed by Ram Madhvani, starring Sonam Kapoor as Pan Am Flight 73 head purser Neerja Bhanot, who died saving passengers in the 1986 Karachi hijacking; it won the National Film Award for Best Hindi Feature Film.

Neerja Bhanot

Neerja Bhanot was an Indian flight attendant and senior purser of Pan Am Flight 73, killed at 23 while saving passengers during the 1986 hijacking at Karachi.

Nellis Air Force Base

Nellis Air Force Base is a US Air Force base near Las Vegas, Nevada, founded in 1941 and known for advanced combat aviation training and Red Flag exercises.

Neos (airline)

Neos, also known as Neos Air, is an Italian leisure airline founded in 2001 as part of the Alpitour World tourism group, flying charter and scheduled services.

Nepal Airlines

Nepal Airlines, formerly Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation, is Nepal's state-owned flag carrier. Founded in 1958, it flies from Kathmandu to 11 international and more than 25 domestic destinations.

Neros

Neros, also known as Neros Technologies, is an American defense drone manufacturer founded in 2023 in El Segundo, California, best known for its Archer FPV attack drones.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, also known as Dum Dum Airport or Kolkata Airport, serves Kolkata, India, and handled about 21.8 million passengers in 2024-25.

NetJets

NetJets, formerly Executive Jet Aviation, is an American private aviation company in Columbus, Ohio, that pioneered fractional jet ownership. It has been owned by Berkshire Hathaway since 1998.

New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港)

New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港), also known as Shin-Chitose Airport, is an international airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, serving Sapporo; opened in 1988, it is Hokkaido's busiest airport.

New Distribution Capability

New Distribution Capability (NDC) is an XML-based data transmission standard developed by IATA that lets airlines create and distribute retail offers through any distribution channel.

New Kansai International Airport Company

New Kansai International Airport Company (新関西国際空港株式会社, NKIAC) is a Japanese government-owned company that owns Kansai International Airport and Osaka International Airport (Itami), established in 2012.

New Medium Helicopter

The New Medium Helicopter is a UK Ministry of Defence procurement program for 23 Leonardo AW149 helicopters to replace the Puma HC2, with first delivery expected in 2030.

Newark Liberty International Airport

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is a major airport in Newark, New Jersey, serving the New York metropolitan area. Opened in 1928, it is a United Airlines hub.

Newark Liberty International Airport station

Newark Liberty International Airport station is an elevated railway station in Newark, New Jersey, opened in 2001 to link Amtrak and NJ Transit trains with the airport's AirTrain.

Next Generation Air Dominance

Next Generation Air Dominance is a US Air Force program to replace the F-22 with a family of systems centered on the Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter.

Next Generation Air Transportation System

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) was an FAA initiative to shift United States air traffic control from ground-based radar to satellite navigation and digital communications.