Columbus Air Force Base
US Air Force base near Columbus, Mississippi, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Columbus Air Force.
For the census-designated place, see Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi (CDP).
Columbus Air Force Base (IATA: CBM, ICAO: KCBM, FAA LID: CBM) is a United States Air Force base located in Columbus, Mississippi. The host unit at Columbus AFB is the 14th Flying Training Wing (14 FTW), which is a part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC).
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Columbus Air Force Base | |||||||||||
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Near Columbus, Mississippi in United States of America | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°38′09″N 88°26′27″W | ||||||||||
Type | US Air Force Base | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | ||||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
Website | www.columbus.af.mil | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 (1941) | ||||||||||
In use | 1941–1946 and 1950 – present | ||||||||||
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Garrison | 14th Flying Training Wing | ||||||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: CBM, ICAO: KCBM, FAA LID: CBM, WMO: 723306 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 66 m (218 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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The residential portion of the base is a census-designated place, with a population of 1,604 at the 2020 census.[2]