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This is a list of installations operated by the United States Air Force located within the United States and abroad. Locations where the Air Force have a notable presence but do not operate the facility are also listed.
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This is a list of former United States Air Force installations. Does not include United States Army Air Forces facilities closed before September 1947.
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Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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DoD Joint Bases (USAF units)
Department of Defense Joint Bases were established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The legislation ordered the consolidation of separate military installations into a single joint base as a result of the law. Jurisdiction was designated by the DoD. Most of the facilities were geographically adjoining; others were within the same area.
United States Air Forces in Europe
Aviano Incirlik Izmir Lajes Alconbury Lakenheath Mildenhall Ramstein Spangdahlem US Air Force Installations in the Europe Command USAF air component for U.S. European Command (EUCOM). USAFE has seven main operating bases along with 114 geographically separated locations.
Pacific Air Forces
Eielson Kadena Kunsan Misawa Osan Yokota Marianas US Air Force Installations in the Pacific Command PACAF's primary mission is to provide U.S. Pacific Command integrated expeditionary Air Force capabilities to defend the Homeland, promote stability, dissuade/deter aggression, and swiftly defeat enemies. PACAF traces its roots to the activation of Far East Air Forces, 3 Aug 1944, at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It consisted of three numbered air forces—5th, 7th and 13th—which were supporting combat operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II. DoD Joint Bases in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam are not listed.
United States
•Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone, Closed 1997) •Alexandria AFB, Alexandria, LA Renamed England Air Force Base, (Closed 1992) •Amarillo Air Force Base, Amarillo, TX, (Closed 1969) •Amchitka Air Force Base, AK, Closed 1948 •Anniston Air Force Base, Eastaboga, AL, (Closed 1952) •Ardmore Air Force Base, Ardmore, OK, (Closed 1959) •Atterbury AFB, Columbus, IN Renamed Bakalar Air Force Base, (Closed 1972) •Avon Park AFB, Avon Park, FL Closed 1956, Re-designated Avon Park Air Force Range (Active) •Bainbridge Air Base, Bainbridge, GA ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961) •Barking Sands AFB, Kauai, HI Renamed Bonham AFB in 1954 Transferred to US Navy, 1954, Now: Pacific Missile Range Facility •Bartow Air Base, Bartow, GA ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961) •Bellows AFB, Oahu, HI Renamed Bellows Air Force Station, 1958, (Active) •Benjamin Harrison AFB, Indianapolis,IN Transferred to United States Army (1950 Fort Benjamin Harrison) •Bergstrom Air Force Base, Austin, TX (Closed 1993) •Big Delta Air Force Base, Big Delta, AK Transferred to United States Army (1950) •Big Spring AFB, TX Renamed Webb Air Force Base in 1952, (Closed 1978) •Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, TX, (Closed 1966) Transferred to United States Army Renamed Biggs AAF (Active) •Blytheville AFB, Blytheville, AR Renamed Eaker Air Force Base, (Closed 1992) •Brookley Air Force Base, Mobile, AL (Closed 1969) •Bryan Air Force Base, Bryan (College Station), TX (Closed 1958) •Bunker Hill AFB, Peru, IN Renamed Grissom Air Force Base, (Closed 1994) Now: Grissom Air Reserve Base (Active) •Campbell Air Force Base, Fort Campbell, KY Transferred to United States Army (1959) Renamed Campbell AAF •Camp Hood AFB, Killeen, TX Renamed Gray AFB Transferred to United States Army (1955) •Camp Stewart AFB, Hinsville, GA Transferred to United States Army (1953) •Cape Air Force Base Umnak, AK (Closed 1950) •Carswell Air Force Base, Ft. Worth, TX (Closed 1993) Renamed: Carswell Air Reserve Base Transferred to United States Navy, 1994 Now: Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (Active) •Casper Air Force Base, Casper, WY (Closed 1952) •Castle Air Force Base, Merced, CA (closed 1995) •Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, IL (closed 1993) •Chatham Air Force Base, Savannah GA (Closed 1950) Renamed Savannah Air National Guard Base (Active) •Lake Charles AFB, Lake Charles, LA •Cheli Air Force Station, Maywood, California Renamed Chennault Air Force Base, (Closed 1963) •Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base. Colorado Springs, CO Re-designated Cheyenne Mountain AS Re-designated Cheyenne Mountain AFS Air Force mission transferred to Peterson Air Force Base, 2010 •Clinton County Air Force Base, Wilmington, OH (Closed 1971) •Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base, Clinton, OK (Closed 1970) •Congaree AFB, Congaree, SC Renamed McEntire Air National Guard Base, 1961 (Active) •Waco AFB Waco, TX Renamed James Connally Air Force Base, (Closed 1966) •Craig Air Force Base, Selma, AL (closed 1977) •Davis AFB Adak, AK Transferred to United States Navy, 1950 •Dillingham AFB, Oahu, HI Transferred to United States Army, 1975 •Dobbins AFB, Marietta, GA Renamed Dobbins Air Reserve Base, 1968 (Active) •Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC (closed 1964) •Dow Air Force Base, Bangor, ME (Closed 1968) Now: Bangor Air National Guard Base (Active) •San Marcos AFB, San Marcos, TX Renamed: Edward Gary AFB, Transferred to United States Army (1956) •Ellington AFB, Houston, TX Now: Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base (Active) •Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO (Closed 1976) •Ephrata AFB, Ephrata, WA Transferred to United States Army (1950) •Ethan Allen AFB, Burlington, VT (Closed 1960) Now Burlington Air National Guard Base (Active) •Topeka AFB, Topeka, KS Rennamed Forbes AFB,(Closed 1973) Now: Forbes Field Air National Guard Base (Active) •Foster AFB, Victoria, TX (closed 1958) •France AFB, Canal Zone, (Closed 1949) •Galena AFB, Alaska Renamed Galena Airport (Closed as a forward interceptor base, 1993) •George AFB, Victorville, CA (closed 1992) •George Wright AFB, Spokane, Wash. (closed 1954) •Glasgow AFB, Glasgow, MT (Closed 1968, reopened 1972–1976) •Godman AFB, Louisville, KY Transferred to United States Army (1954) •Graham AB, Marianna, FL ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961) •Gray AFB, Killeen, TX Transferred to United States Army (1963) •Greenville AFB, Greenville, Miss. (closed 1965) •Grenier AFB, Manchester, NH (Closed 1966) •Rome AFB, Rome, NY Renamed Griffiss AFB (Closed 1994) Portion still in use by New York Air National Guard for Northeast Air Defense Sector •Grissom AFB, Peru, IN Now: Grissom Air Reserve Base (Active) •Gunter AFB, Montgomery, AL Closed 1992, active as an annex to Maxwell AFB •Hamilton AFB, Novato, CA (Closed 1976) •Harlingen AFB, Harlingen, TX (closed 1962) •Harmon AFB, Guam (closed 1949) •Hobbs AFB, Hobbs, NM (closed 1951) •Homestead AFB, Homestead, FL Destroyed by Hurricane Andrew, 1992 Reopened as Homestead Air Reserve Base, 1994 (Active) •Hondo AB, Hondo, TX ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961) •Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone, (Closed 1999) •Hunter AFB, Savannah, GA Transferred to United States Army, 1967 Renamed Hunter AAF (Active) •Johnston Atoll Air Force Base Closed 1980, reopened 1999, Closed 2005 •Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX (Closed 2001) Airfield active as Lackland Annex/Kelly Field (Joint Base San Antonio) •Kearney AFB, Kearney, NE (closed 1949) •Kinross AFB Kinross, MI Renamed Kincheloe AFB (closed 1977) •K.I. Sawyer AFB, Mich. (closed 1995) •Ladd AFB, Fairbanks, AK Transferred to United States Army (1961) Renamed Ladd AAF (Active) •Laredo AFB, Laredo, TX (closed 1973) •Moses Lake AFB, Moses Lake, WA Renamed: Larson AFB (closed 1966) •Laurinburg-Maxton AFB, Maxton, NC (Closed 1956) •Lawson AFB, Columbus, GA Transferred to United States Army (1954) •Limestone AFB, Limestone, Me. (renamed Loring AFB) Renamed: Loring Air Force Base (Closed 1994) •Lincoln AFB, Lincoln, NE (Closed 1966) Now Lincoln Air National Guard Base (Active) •Lockbourne AFB, Columbus, OH Renamed Rickenbacker AFB (Closed 1994) Now Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (Active) •Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, CO (Closed 1994, portions used by various minor administrative units until 2011) •Lubbock AFB, Lubbock, TX Renamed: Reese AFB, (Closed 1997) •Malden AB, Malden, MO ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961) •Marana AB, Marana, AZ ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961) •Marks AFB, Nome, AK (Closed 1950, used until 1956) •Marshall AFB, Fort Riley, KS Transferred to United States Army (1953) •Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, CA (closed 1993) •McClellan Air Force Base, Sacramento, CA (closed 2001) Portion transferred to United States Coast Guard Now CGAS Sacramento (Active; former tenant unit at McClellan AFB) •Pinecastle AFB, Orlando, FL Renamed: McCoy AFB, Orlando, FL (Closed 1975) •Mitchel AFB, Hempstead, NY. (Closed 1961) •Moore AB, Mission, TX •Mount Hebo AFS, Hebo, OR (Closed 1980) [210] ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961) •Myrtle Beach AFB, Myrtle Beach, SC (closed 1993) •Naknek AFB, Naknek, AK Renamed King Salmon Airport, (Closed 1990) •Newark AFB, Heath, OH (Closed 1996) •Newcastle AFB, DE Renamed New Castle Air National Guard Base (Active) •Northwest Guam AFB, Guam (Closed 1949) •San Bernardino AFB, San Bernardino, CA Renamed Norton AFB, (closed 1994) •Olmsted AFB, Harrisburg, PA Renamed: Harrisburg Air National Guard Base (Active) •Sunnyvale AFB, Sunnyvale, CA. Renamed: Onizuka AFB Renamed: Onizuka AFS (Closed 2010) •Orlando AFB, Orlando, FL Transferred to United States Navy, 1968 Renamed NTC Orlando (Closed 1999) •Oscoda AFB, Oscoda, MI Renamed: Wurtsmith AFB (Closed 1994) •Otis AFB, Falmouth, MA Renamed: Otis Air National Guard Base (Active) •Oxnard AFB, Camarillo, CA (closed 1969) •Paine AFB, Everett, WA Renamed: Paine Air National Guard Base, 1972 Closed 2008, still in occasional use by Air National Guard •Palm Beach AFB, West Palm Beach, FL (closed 1962) •Parks AFB, Pleasanton, CA (Closed 1959) •Portsmouth AFB, Portsmouth, NH Renamed: Pease AFB (Closed 1991) Renamed: Pease Air National Guard Base (Active) •Perrin AFB, Sherman, TX (closed 1971) •Plattsburgh AFB, NY (closed 1995) •Pocatello AFB, Pocatello, ID (Closed 1948) •Point Spencer AFB, Seward, AK (Closed 1948) •Presque Isle AFB, Presque Isle, ME (Closed 1961) •Pyote AFB, Pyote, TX (Closed 1954) •Ramey AFB, Aguadilla, PR (Closed 1971) Portion transferred to United States Coast Guard Renamed CGAS Borinquen (Active) •Richards-Gebaur AFB, Kansas City, MO (Closed 1994) •Sampson AFB, Geneva, NY (closed 1958) •Smoky Hill AFB, Salina, KS Renamed: Schilling AFB (Closed 1957) •Selfridge AFB, Detroit, MI Renamed: Selfridge Air National Guard Base (Active) •Smyrna AFB, Smyrna, TN Renamed: Sewart AFB (Closed 1970) •Shemya AFB, Shemya Island, AK Renamed: Eareckson Air Station, closed 1994, still in use by contractors. •Sherman AFB, Leavenworth, KS Transferred to United States Army 1953 •Slocum AFB, Davids Island, New Rochelle, NY (Closed 1949) Later property transferred to United States Army Kingston Air Field, Kingston, NC Renamed Stallings AB ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961) •Standiford AFB, KY (Closed 1951) Renamed Standiford Field Air National Guard Base (Active) •Stead AFB, Reno, NV (Closed 1966) •Stewart AFB, Newburgh, NY Renamed: Stewart Air National Guard Base (Active) •Suffolk County AFB, Westhampton Beach, NY Renamed: Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base (Active) •Thornbrough AFB, Cold Bay, AK (closed 1953) •Tonopah AFB, Tonopah, NV (Closed 1948) •Tonopah Test Range Airport, Tonopah, NV Last active use, 1992, undetermined status (Storage area for retired F-117s) •Turner AFB, Albany, GA Transferred to United States Navy, 1967 Renamed NAS Albany (closed 1975) •Vincent AFB, Yuma, AZ Transferred to United States Marine Corps, 1960 Renamed MCAS Yuma (Active) •Wake Island AFB Transferred to United States Army, 1993 •Walker AFB, Roswell, NM (Closed 1967) •Walseth AFB, Seward, AK (Closed 1948) •Wendover AFB, Wendover, UT (Closed 1958) •Westover AFB, Chicopee, MA Renamed: Westover Air Reserve Base (Active) •Wheeler AFB, Oahu, HI Transferred to United States Army 1993 Renamed Wheeler AAF (Active) •Williams AFB, Chandler, AZ (Closed 1993) •Wolters AFB, Mineral Wells, TX Transferred to United States Army, 1948 •Oscoda AFB, Oscoda, MI
Europe/Mediterranean/North Atlantic
Includes bases in North Africa and the United Kingdom used by Strategic Air Command and bases used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (after 1947). Non-flying minor Air Stations not included.
Lend-Lease bases
Caribbean Lend-Lease bases inactivated in 1949, however 99-year lease signed in 1940 remains in effect, United States has right of return until 2039.[209]
•Lists of military bases
•List of Royal Air Force stations
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
•USAF, Airman Magazine, The Book 2009, Facilities Listing
•Global Security, US military facilities
•US airports (for IATA codes, etc.)
•Military Force USA, US Military Bases
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United States Air Force
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This is a list of installations operated by the United States Space Force (USSF), located within the United States and abroad. Locations where the Space Force has a notable presence but do not operate the facility will also be listed, as the service branch develops.
Jan 2, 2020 · Alaska. Eielson Air Force Base. U.S. Air Force. Location: Fairbanks, Ak. Home To: 354th Fighter Wing, 168th Air Refueling Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. Interesting Facts: Eielson Air Force Base occupies 63,195 acres southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. The runway is oriented north to south and is 14,507 feet long.
