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List of Air Force Bases

First published in 1998. Reformatted 2025.

Introduction

This is an attempt to list all official designations by the United States Air Force (USAF) of "Air Force Base" around the world. This was challenging, as even the simple act of defining "official" can be tough. This list includes only those AFBs which have been verified from primary source documents (General Orders, Special Orders, or USAF Installations Directory). It does not include bases occasionally misidentified as an AFB in various official or unofficial documents. It also does not include the many important bases designated as Air Base, Field, or Airport but which never held the designation Air Force Base. Nor does it include minor installations such as Air Force Stations. This helps to weed out the many informal and unofficial uses of the Air Force Base designation. Probably, any piece of property owned by the Air Force has been referred to as an Air Force Base by someone, somewhere, at some time.

Please note that inclusion or exclusion from this listing does not reflect on the existence or importance of any base or property. Many of the listed bases are well known, others were short-lived and barely remembered. Bases not listed here may be very significant, but the powers to be have simply not seen fit to make the designation. For example, one might make the argument that Eglin AF Auxiliary Field #9 should be elevated to primary installation status and designated Hurlburt AFB. (After all, most people know it as Hurlburt Field anyway.) One could also look at the USAF Academy, and wonder why this base has the same name as the host unit. That's an unusual situation--if I was in charge I'd redesignate this installation as an Air Force Base, named after an appropriate aviation hero. Surely there are a few such heroes left, without a base named in their honor?

CONUS Air Force Bases

This is a list of USAF installations officially designated Air Force Base (AFB) in the Continental United States (CONUS).

I realize the term "continental" implies all of the North American continent including Alaska, and that "conterminous" or "contiguous" would be proper cartographic terms to describe the "Lower 48" states and the District of Columbia. However, the definition of Continental United States is clearly spelled out in Air Force Handbook 32-6009, Civil Engineering - Housing Handbook, dated 1 June 1996: "United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico." The USAF was using the term CONUS before Alaska and Hawaii gained statehood, and apparently never saw the need to update the definition. In keeping with USAF usage, this list covers the 48 conterminous states and the District of Columbia--the CONUS.

Installations with multiple AFB designations are listed under the current or most recent one, with earlier designations listed in italics as a cross reference.

NAME LOCATION COORDINATES
Abilene AFB TX (See Dyess AFB TX)  
Alexandria AFB LA (See England AFB LA)  
Altus AFB OK 3.4 ENE Altus 34-39, 099-16
Amarillo AFB TX 8 E Amarillo 35-14, 101-42
Andrews AFB MD 1 E Camp Springs 38-48, 076-53
Anniston AFB AL 13 WSW Anniston 33-34, 086-04
Ardmore AFB OK 11 NE Ardmore 34-18, 097-01
Arnold AFB TN 7 SE Manchester 35-23, 086-05
Atterbury AFB IN (See Bakalar AFB IN)  
Avon Park AFB FL 10 ENE Avon Park 27-39, 081-20
Bakalar AFB IN 3.5 N Columbus 39-15, 085-54
Barksdale AFB LA 6 E Shreveport 32-31, 093-40
Beale AFB CA 13 E Marysville 39-08, 121-26
Benjamin Harrison AFB IN vic Indianapolis 39-52, 086-01
Bergstrom AFB TX 7.5 SE Austin 30-12, 097-40
Biggs AFB TX 6 NE El Paso 31-50-30, 106-22-45
Big Spring AFB TX (See Webb AFB TX)  
Blytheville AFB AR (See Eaker AFB AR)  
Bolling AFB DC 5 SSE Washington DC 38-50, 077-01
Brookley AFB AL 3 SSW Mobile 30-38, 088-04
Brooks AFB TX 7 SSE San Antonio 29-21, 098-27
Bryan AFB TX 6 SW Bryan 30-38-30, 096-28
Buckingham AFB FL 9 E Fort Myers 26-39, 081-42-30
Buckley AFB CO 8 E Denver 39-42-35, 104-45-28
Bunker Hill AFB IN (See Grissom AFB IN)  
Camp Hood AFB TX (See Gray AFB TX)  
Camp Stewart AFB GA 3 NE Hinesville 31-52-30, 081-33-30
Campbell AFB KY 13 S Hopkinsville 36-40-30, 087-29-30
Cannon AFB NM 6 W Clovis 34-23, 103-17
Carswell AFB TX 7 WNW Ft Worth 32-46, 097-26
Casper AFB WY 9 WNW Casper 42-54, 106-28
Castle AFB CA 7 NW Merced 37-22, 120-34
Chanute AFB IL 1 SE Rantoul 40-18, 088-09
Charleston AFB SC 9 NW Charleston 32-54, 080-02
Chatham AFB GA 6 NW Savannah 32-08, 081-12
Chennault AFB LA 4 ESE Lake Charles 30-13, 093-09
Cheyenne Mountain AFB CO 6 SW Colorado Springs 38-44-21, 104-50-50
Clinton County AFB OH 2 SE Wilmington 39-26, 083-48
Clinton-Sherman AFB OK 15 SW Clinton 35-21, 099-11
Clovis AFB NM (See Cannon AFB NM)  
Columbus AFB MS 10 N Columbus 33-38, 088-26-30
Congaree AFB SC 15 ESE Columbia 33-55, 080-48-30
Cooke AFB CA (See Vandenberg AFB CA)  
Craig AFB AL 5 SSE Selma 32-21, 086-59
Creech AFB NV 2 WNW Indian Springs 36-35-30, 115-42-15
Davis-Monthan AFB AZ 5 SE Tucson 32-11-30, 110-54
Dobbins AFB GA 2.5 SE Marietta 33-55-30, 084-31
Donaldson AFB SC 7.5 SSE Greenville 34-45, 082-22
Dover AFB DE 4 SE Dover 39-07-30, 075-26
Dow AFB ME 2 W Bangor 44-48, 068-49
Dyess AFB TX 7 WSW Abilene 32-25, 099-51
Eaker AFB AR 3.5 NW Blytheville 35-57-30, 089-57
Edward Gary AFB TX 5 E San Marcos 29-53-30, 097-52
Edwards AFB CA 2 S Muroc 34-54, 117-52
Eglin AFB FL 1.8 SW Valparaiso (Note 5) 30-29-15, 086-30-30
Ellington AFB TX 15 SE Houston 29-36-30, 095-09-56
Ellsworth AFB SD 8 NE Rapid City 44-09, 103-05-30
England AFB LA 6 WNW Alexandria 31-19-30, 092-32-30
Enid AFB OK (See Vance AFB OK)  
Ent AFB CO vic Colorado Springs 38-50-30, 104-47-40
Ephrata AFB WA 2 SE Ephrata 47-18, 119-31
Ethan Allen AFB VT E part Burlington 44-30, 073-09-20
Fairchild AFB WA 12 WSW Spokane 47-37-30, 117-39
Fairfield-Suisun AFB CA (See Travis AFB CA)  
Falcon AFB CO (See Schriever AFB CO)  
Forbes AFB KS 7 S Topeka 38-57, 095-40
Foster AFB TX 7 NE Victoria 28-51-25, 096-55-05
Francis E. Warren AFB WY 1.5 N Cheyenne 41-10, 104-50
Gary AFB TX (See Edward Gary AFB TX)  
George AFB CA 6 NW Victorville 34-35-30, 117-22
George Wright AFB WA 5 NW Spokane 47-41-30, 117-29
Glasgow AFB MT 18 N Glasgow (this is not the location of the former Glasgow AAFld) 48-25, 106-31
Godman AFB KY 1 N Fort Knox 37-54-30, 085-58
Goodfellow AFB TX 3 SE San Angelo 31-25-50, 100-24-20
Grand Forks AFB ND 16 W Grand Forks 47-58, 097-24
Grandview AFB MO (See Richards-Gebaur AFB MO)  
Gray AFB TX 6 SW Killeen 31-04, 097-50
Great Falls AFB MT (See Malmstrom AFB MT)  
Greenville AFB MS 6 NE Greenville 33-28-30, 090-59-30
Greenville AFB SC (See Donaldson AFB SC)  
Grenier AFB NH 4 S Manchester 42-56, 071-26
Griffiss AFB NY 2 ENE Rome 43-13-30, 075-25
Griffiss AFB TX (See Carswell AFB TX)  
Grissom AFB IN 1.8 W Bunker Hill 40-39-15, 086-07-45
Gunter AFB AL 5 NE Montgomery 32-24, 086-14
Hamilton AFB CA 7 NNE San Rafael 38-04, 122-30
Hanscom AFB MA 1 S Bedford 42-28, 071-17
Harlingen AFB TX 3 NE Harlingen 26-13-30, 097-39
Hill AFB UT 6.5 S Ogden 41-07-30, 111-58-30
Hobbs AFB NM 8 NW Hobbs 32-46-30, 103-11-30
Holloman AFB NM 9 WSW Alamagordo 32-52, 106-06
Homestead AFB FL 5 E Homestead 25-28-45, 080-23-45
Hot Springs ANG Memorial AFB AR 3 SW Hot Springs 34-29, 93-05
Hunter AFB GA 3.5 SW Savannah 32-01-30, 081-08-30
Indian Springs AFB NV (See Creech AFB NV)  
James Connally AFB TX (Note 4) 7 NNE Waco 31-38, 097-04
Joint Long Range Proving Ground AFB FL (See Long Range Proving Ground AFB FL)  
K.I. Sawyer AFB MI 20 S Marquette 46-22, 087-24
Kalkaska AFB MI (Note 1, Note 3) 4 W Kalkaska 44-44, 085-16
Kearney AFB NE 4 ENE Kearney 40-43-30, 099-00-30
Keesler AFB MS 2 WNW Biloxi 30-24-30, 088-55
Kelly AFB TX 6 SW San Antonio 29-22-40, 098-34-40
Kincheloe AFB MI 19 SSW Sault Ste Marie 46-15-36, 084-28-06
Kinross AFB MI (See Kincheloe AFB MI)  
Kirtland AFB NM 3.8 SSE Albuquerque 35-02, 106-36-30
Lackland AFB TX 7 WSW San Antonio 29-23, 098-37
Lake Charles AFB LA (See Chennault AFB LA)  
Langley AFB VA 3 N Hampton 37-05, 076-21
Laredo AFB TX 3.5 NE Laredo 27-32-30, 099-28
Larson AFB WA 6 NW Moses Lake 47-12-30, 119-19-30
Las Vegas AFB NV (See Nellis AFB NV)  
Laughlin AFB TX 7 E Del Rio 29-21-30, 100-47
Laurence G. Hanscom AFB MA (See Hanscom AFB MA)  
Laurinburg-Maxton AFB NC 3.5 N Maxton 34-47-30, 079-22
Lawson AFB GA 9.5 S Columbus 32-20-30, 084-59-30
Limestone AFB ME (See Loring AFB ME)  
Lincoln AFB NE 4 NW Lincoln 40-51, 096-46
Little Rock AFB AR 17 NE Little Rock 34-55, 092-08
Lockbourne AFB OH (See Rickenbacker AFB OH)  
Long Range Proving Ground AFB FL (See Patrick AFB FL)  
Loring AFB ME 4 W Limestone 46-58, 067-53
Los Angeles AFB CA vic Los Angeles 33-54-55, 118-22-35
Lowry AFB CO 5.6 ESE Denver 39-43-15, 104-53-20
Lubbock AFB TX (See Reese AFB TX)  
Luke AFB AZ 18 WNW Phoenix 33-32-30, 112-21-45
MacDill AFB FL 8 SSW Tampa 27-51, 082-30
Malmstrom AFB MT 4.5 E Great Falls 47-31-15, 111-10-45
March AFB CA 8.8 SE Riverside 33-54, 117-16
Marietta AFB GA (See Dobbins AFB GA)  
Marshall AFB KS 1.8 SE Fort Riley 39-03-30, 096-45-30
Mather AFB CA 10.5 E Sacramento 38-33-30, 121-17-45
Maxwell AFB AL 3 WNW Montgomery 32-23, 086-21
McChord AFB WA 6 S Tacoma 47-09, 122-29
McClellan AFB CA 9 NE Sacramento 38-39-30, 121-24
McConnell AFB KS 5.3 SE Wichita 37-38, 097-16
McCoy AFB FL 7.5 SSE Orlando 28-26-30, 081-18-30
McGuire AFB NJ 1 SE Wrightstown 40-01, 074-36
Minot AFB ND 12 N Minot 48-25, 101-20
Mitchel AFB NY .5 NE Hempstead 40-43-30, 073-35-50
Moses Lake AFB WA (See Larson AFB WA)  
Moody AFB GA 11.5 NNE Valdosta 30-58-30, 083-11-45
Mountain Home AFB ID 10.7 WSW Mountain Home 43-03, 115-52-30
Muroc AFB CA (See Edwards AFB CA)  
Myrtle Beach AFB SC 3 WSW Myrtle Beach 33-41, 078-55-30
Nellis AFB NV 8 NE Las Vegas 36-14, 115-02
Newark AFB OH (Note 6) 1 SW Newark 40-01-15, 082-29-20
Newcastle AFB DE 1 W New Castle 39-40-30, 075-36-50
Norton AFB CA 2.5 ESE San Bernardino 34-06, 117-14-30
Offutt AFB NE 10 S Omaha 41-07-22, 095-55-04
Olmsted AFB PA 1 W Middletown 40-12, 076-46
Onizuka AFB CA (Note 7) NE part Sunnyvale 37-24-15, 122-01-45
Orlando AFB FL 2 E Orlando 28-32-30, 081-20
Oscoda AFB MI (See Wurtsmith AFB MI)  
Otis AFB MA 8 NE Falmouth 41-39-30, 070-31-30
Oxnard AFB CA 5 E Oxnard 34-12-45, 119-04-20
Paine AFB WA 6.5 SW Everett 47-54, 122-16
Palm Beach AFB FL 2 W West Palm Beach 26-41, 080-05-30
Parks AFB CA 2.5 NNW Pleasanton 37-42, 121-53
Patrick AFB FL 11 SE Cocoa 28-15, 080-36
Pease AFB NH 3 W Portsmouth 43-05, 070-49
Perrin AFB TX 6.4 NNW Sherman 33-42-46, 096-39-58
Peterson AFB CO 7 ESE Colorado Springs 38-49, 104-42
Pinecastle AFB FL (See McCoy AFB FL)  
Plattsburgh AFB NY S Part Plattsburgh 44-40, 073-28
Pocatello AFB ID 8 WNW Pocatello 42-54-45, 112-35-45
Pope AFB NC 2 NW Fort Bragg 35-10, 079-01
Portsmouth AFB NH (See Pease AFB NH)  
Presque Isle AFB ME 1.5 WNW Presque Isle 46-41-30, 068-02-45
Pyote AFB TX 1 SW Pyote 31-31, 103-08-30
Randolph AFB TX 15.8 ENE San Antonio 29-31-56, 098-16-47
Rapid City AFB SD (See Ellsworth AFB SD)  
Reese AFB TX 9 W Lubbock 33-36, 102-03
Richard Bong AFB WI (Note 1) vic Kansasville 42-37-45, 088-09-15
Richards-Gebaur AFB MO 16 S Kansas City 38-51, 094-33-15
Rickenbacker AFB OH 2.5 NE Lockbourne 39-48-51, 082-55-56
Robins AFB GA 14 S Macon 32-38, 083-35
Rome AFB NY (See Griffiss AFB NY)  
Sampson AFB NY 14 SE Geneva 42-44, 076-55
San Bernardino AFB CA (See Norton AFB CA)  
San Marcos AFB TX (See Gary AFB TX)  
Schilling AFB KS 4 SSW Salina 38-47-30, 097-39
Schriever AFB CO (Note 6) 10 E Colorado Springs 38-42-12, 104-31-24
Scott AFB IL 6 ENE Belleville 38-33-30, 089-51
Sedalia AFB MO (See Whiteman AFB MO)  
Selfridge AFB MI 3 E Mt Clemens 42-36, 082-49-15
Sewart AFB TN 2 N Smyrna 36-00, 086-31
Seymour Johnson AFB NC 4 SSE Goldsboro 35-20-30, 077-58-30
Shaw AFB SC 7 WNW Sumter 33-58-06, 080-28
Sheppard AFB TX 5 NNW Wichita Falls 33-59, 098-31
Sherman AFB KS 1 NE Fort Leavenworth 39-22, 094-55
Slocum AFB NY New Rochelle 40-53-02, 073-46-13
Smoky Hill AFB KS (See Schilling AFB KS)  
Smyrna AFB TN (See Sewart AFB TN)  
Spokane AFB WA (See Fairchild AFB WA)  
Standiford AFB KY 4.3 SSE Louisville 38-10-45, 085-44-15
Stead AFB NV 10.5 NNW Reno 39-40, 119-53-30
Stewart AFB NY 4 NW Newburgh 41-30, 074-06
Suffolk County AFB NY 2.6 N Westhampton Beach 40-50-30, 072-38-30
Tinker AFB OK 8.5 SE Oklahoma City 35-25, 097-24
Tonopah AFB NV 8 E Tonopah 38-03-30, 117-05
Topeka AFB KS (See Forbes AFB KS)  
Travis AFB CA 5 E Suisun 38-16, 121-56-30
Turner AFB GA 3.8 ENE Albany 31-35-55, 084-05-39
Tyndall AFB FL 8 SE Panama City 30-04-20, 085-34-20
Vance AFB OK 4 SSW Enid 36-20-30, 097-54
Vandenberg AFB CA 9 NW Lompoc 34-43-46, 120-34-36
Victorville AFB CA (See George AFB CA)  
Vincent AFB AZ 4.2 SSE Yuma 32-39-15, 114-35-40
Waco AFB TX (See James Connally AFB TX)  
Walker AFB NM 6.5 S Roswell 33-18-20, 104-31-20
Weaver AFB SD (See Rapid City AFB SD)  
Webb AFB TX 3 W Big Spring 32-14, 101-31
Wendover AFB NV (Note 2) (See Wendover AFB UT)  
Wendover AFB UT (Note 2) 1 S Wendover 40-43-30, 114-02-07
Westover AFB MA 3.8 NNE Chicopee Falls 42-12, 072-32
Whiteman AFB MO 2 S Knob Noster 38-43-30, 093-33
Wichita AFB KS (See McConnell AFB KS)  
Williams AFB AZ 10 E Chandler 33-18-30, 111-40
Wolters AFB TX 3 E Mineral Wells 32-49, 098-05
Wright-Patterson AFB OH 1.6 WSW Fairborn 39-48-45, 084-03-15
Wurtsmith AFB MI 3 NW Oscoda 44-28-30, 083-24

Note 1 - Never activated under the Air Force Base designation.

Note 2 - The serious researcher may notice occasional references to Wendover AFB NV. This is because a small portion of Wendover AFB extended over the state line, into eastern Nevada. This part of the base maintained a separate real property identity, with its own Permanent Installation Number.

Note 3 - The location of this Northern Michigan "Jet Base" was subject to considerable political maneuvering; at least four sites were approved and the one listed here was not the last! However, the site at Kalkaska did receive some federal funding and was the current location at the time the USAF designated it as Kalkaska AFB. Examination of current topographical maps and aerial photographs shows no evidence of any construction at the site.

Note 4 - In 1982, a portion of the former James Connally AFB was established as Bergstrom Auxiliary Airfield, and used as such until 1987.

Note 5 - Spelling changed from "Valparaiso" to "Valpariso" on 1 February 1937, and changed back to "Valparaiso" on 1 Mar1947.

Note 6 - I include Newark AFB and Schriever AFB based on common Air Force usage, but without benefit of corroborating DAF orders.

Note 7 - I include Onizuka AFB on the basis of AFSPC orders, not yet corroborated by DAF orders.

Air Force Bases Outside the CONUS

NAME LOCATION COORDINATES (Note 6)
Albrook AFB CZ vic Corozal, Panama 08-58-00, 079-33-00
Amchitka AFB AK S Part Amchitka Island 51-23, 179-15
Andersen AFB GU NE Part Guam 13-35, 144-55-28
Atkinson AFB GN vic Hyde Park, British Guina 06-30, 058-15
Barking Sands AFB HI (see Bonham AFB HI)  
Beane AFB LC 1 NE Vieuxfort, Wind Isl 13-44-00, 060-57-18
Bellows AFB HI vic Waimanalo, Oahu Island 21-21-58, 157-43-10
Big Delta AFB AK vic Big Delta 63-59, 145-43
Bonham AFB HI vic Kekaha, Kawai Co 22-00-27, 159-46-10
Cape AFB AK vic Umnak Island 53-23, 167-53
Carlsen AFB TT vic Londenville, Trinidad, BWI 10-29, 061-24
Clark AFB PH vic Fort Stotsenburg 15-11, 120-33 E
Coolidge AFB AG vic St Johns, Leeward Islands 17-08-12, 061-47-30
Davis AFB AK vic Kuluk Bay, Adak Island 51-53, 176-39
Dillingham AFB HI 4 W Waialua, Oahu Island 21-35, 158-12
Eielson AFB AK vic Fairbanks 64-39-52, 147-05-58
Elmendorf AFB AK NE Edge Anchorage 61-16, 149-48
Ernest Harmon AFB CN vic Stephenville, Newfoundland 48-32, 058-33
France AFB CZ vic Ft Randolph, Colon, Canal Zone 09-22, 079-52
Galena AFB AK 2 NW Galena 64-44-10, 156-56-14
Harmon AFB GU vic Guam 13-30, 144-48 E
Hickam AFB HI 6 W Honolulu 21-20, 157-58
Howard AFB CZ vic Bruja Point 08-54-48, 079-36-01
Isely AFB MP vic Saipan Island 15-07, 145-44 E
Johnston Atoll AFB HI vic Johnston Island 16-43-50, 169-32-07
Johnston Island AFB HI (see Johnston Atoll AFB HI)  
Kindley AFB BM vic St George, St Davids Isl 32-22, 064-41
Ladd AFB AK 2 E Fairbanks 64-50, 147-37
Marks AFB AK vic Nome 64-31, 165-26
McAndrew AFB CN vic Argentia, Newfoundland 47-17-07, 053-59-19
Naknek AFB AK 5 E King Salmon; 15 E Naknek 58-40-36, 156-38-57
Nenana AFB AK vic Nenana 64-33, 149-05
North Guam AFB GU (see Andersen AFB GU)  
North Tinian AFB MP vic Tinian Island, Marianas I 15-04, 145-38 E
Northwest Guam AFB GU NW tip Guam 13-37, 144-52 E
Pepperrell AFB CN (Note 7) vic St Johns, Newfoundland 47-35-00, 52-41-30
Point Spencer AFB AK vic Seward Peninsula 65-16, 166-51
Ramey AFB PR vic Aguadilla 18-29-41, 067-07-45
Shemya AFB AK 300 WNW Atka; Shemya Island 52-42-44, 174-06-49
Thornbrough AFB AK 5 NE King Cove 55-12, 162-43
Vernam AFB JM vic Jamaica 17-54, 077-17
Wake Island AFB UM vic Wake Island 18-30, 166-45
Waller AFB TT vic Port of Spain, Trinidad, BWI 10-36, 061-13
Walseth AFB AK vic McGrath 62-58, 155-37
West Tinian AFB MP vic Tinian Island, Marianas 15-00, 145-37 E
Wheeler AFB HI vic Wahiawa, Oahu Island 21-29, 158-03

Note 6 - S after latitude means south, E after longitude means east. Otherwise, latitude is north and longitude is west.

Note 7 - This base, formerly known as Fort Pepperrell, had no airfield. Flight operations were from the nearby Torbay Airport (now the St Johns IAP). Many thanks to Gary Hebbard for sharing the location information.



Updated January 26, 2025



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