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| IATA: FFO – ICAO: KFFO – FAA: FFO | |||
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| Airport type | Military: Air Force Base | ||
| Operator | United States Air Force | ||
| Location | Dayton, Ohio | ||
| In use | 1948 - present | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 823 ft / 251 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 5L/23R | 12,601 | 3,841 | PEM |
| 5R/23L | 7,000 | 2,134 | Asphalt |
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (IATA: FFO, ICAO: KFFO, FAA LID: FFO) is a United States Air Force base located in Greene and Montgomery counties, eight miles (13 km) northeast of the central business district of Dayton, Ohio, United States. The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States Air An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned Greene County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Montgomery County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Part of the base is located along the city limits of Riverside and is also adjacent to Fairborn and Beavercreek. Riverside is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The base is named after the Wright brothers, who used the Huffman Prairie portion of what became Wright-Patterson as their testing ground, and Frank Stuart Patterson, son and nephew of the co-founders of National Cash Register, who was killed on June 19, 1918, in the crash of his Airco DH.4 at Wilbur Wright Field. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Huffman Prairie, also known as Huffman Prairie Flying Field or Huffman Field is part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. NCR Corporation ( is a technology company specializing in products for the retail and financial sectors Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Wright-Patterson AFB is the headquarters of the Air Force Materiel Command, one of the major commands of the Air Force. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC is a major command of the United States Air Force. "Wright-Patt" (as the base is colloquially called) is also the location of a major USAF Medical Center (hospital), the Air Force Institute of Technology, and the National Museum of the United States Air Force, formerly known as the U. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for The Air Force Institute of Technology ( AFIT) is a Graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education that is part of the United States Air The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States Air S. Air Force Museum.
It is also the home base of the 445th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, which flies the C-5 Galaxy heavy airlifter, and it is the headquarters of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The 445th Airlift Wing is an operational wing of the United States Air Force Reserve. The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies primarily via Aircraft. The entire base was a census-designated place at the 2000 census, although statistical data has since included the portion in totals for Montgomery County for the city of Riverside. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Riverside is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. [3] As of the 2000 census, the base had a resident population of 6,656. The permanent party work force at WPAFB as of September 30, 2005, numbered 5,517 military and 8,102 civilian. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4]
Wright-Patterson is the host of the annual United States Air Force Marathon which occurs the weekend closest to the Air Force's anniversary. The United States Air Force Marathon is an annual event held on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the United States Air Force (September 18 at Wright Patterson
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Units located at Wright-Patterson AFB
- 88th Security Forces Squadron
- 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 88th Air Base Wing
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center
- 303d Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 326th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 445th Airlift Wing
- 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- Aeronautical Systems Center
- Air Force Institute of Technology
- Air Force Research Laboratory, formerly known as Wright Labs
Geography
Wright-Patterson AFB is located at [5]. The 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing ( 77 ASW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton The United States Air Force 's 88th Air Base Wing is a base support unit located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, headquartered at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was activated June 8, 2007 The 303d Aeronautical Systems Wing ( 303 ASW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, The 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing ( 312 ASW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in The 326th Aeronautical Systems Wing ( 326 ASW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, The 445th Airlift Wing is an operational wing of the United States Air Force Reserve. The 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing ( 478 ASW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, The 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing ( 516 ASW) is a wing of the United States Air Force assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio The Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC is an Air Force product center that designs develops and delivers dominant aerospace weapon systems and capabilities for U The Air Force Institute of Technology ( AFIT) is a Graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education that is part of the United States Air
According to the United States Census Bureau, the U. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census S. Air Force base has a total area of 30. 5 km² (11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 30. 3 km² (11. 7 sq mi) of it is land and 0. 2 km² (0. 1 sq mi) of it (0. 76%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 6,656 people, 1,754 households, and 1,704 families residing in base housing. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 219. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (569. 2/sq mi). There are 2,096 housing units at an average density of 69. 2/km² (179. 2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the base's resident population at the time of the census was 76. 11% White, 15. 25% Black or African American, 0. 45% Native American, 2. 30% Asian, 0. 12% Pacific Islander, 2. 09% from other races, and 3. 68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 45% of the population.
There were 1,754 households out of which 78. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89. 0% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2. 8% were non-families. 2. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 60 and the average family size was 3. 64.
Among base residents in 2000, the population is distributed with 42. 5% under the age of 18, 11. 6% from 18 to 24, 41. 5% from 25 to 44, 4. 2% from 45 to 64, and 0. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 105. 2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104. 1 males.
The median income for a household in the U. S. Air Force base is $43,342, and the median income for a family was $43,092. Males had a median income of $30,888 versus $21,044 for females. The per capita income for the U. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country S. Air Force base is $15,341. About 1. 6% of families and 1. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
As of September 30, 2005, Wright-Patterson had base housing amounting to 2,012 single-family units, 300 units for unaccompanied enlisted personnel, and 455 visitor or temporary living units. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [4]
History
In 1917 Wilbur Wright Field was opened to train pilots and gunners during World War I, followed shortly by the creation of the adjacent Fairfield Air Depot, in what is today Fairborn, Ohio. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, near Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In 1924, with the closing of the McCook Field test facility, the Dayton community purchased 4,500 acres (1,821 ha) including the leased area on which Wilbur Wright Field was located and named the combined facility for the Wright Brothers. McCook Field was an airfield and aviation experimentation station operated by the Aviation Section U
Wishing to recognize the contributions of the Patterson family (owners of National Cash Register) the area of Wright Field east of Huffman Dam (including Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield Air Depot, and the Huffman Prairie) was renamed Patterson Field on July 6, 1931, in honor of Lt. NCR Corporation ( is a technology company specializing in products for the retail and financial sectors The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries Huffman Prairie, also known as Huffman Prairie Flying Field or Huffman Field is part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Stuart Patterson, who was killed in 1918 during a flight test of a new mechanism for synchronizing machine gun and propeller when a tie rod broke during a dive from 15,000 feet (4,600 m), causing the wings to separate from the aircraft. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
The triangular airfield is now the location of the National Museum of the United States Air Force and its adjoining installation remained known as Wright Field, and became the center of Air Corps research and development and flight testing. The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States Air The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U In 1948, the two fields were merged under the name Wright-Patterson AFB. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The former Wright Field became Area B of the combined installation, and the former Patterson Field became Area C.
Between February 1, 1963, and September 30, 1975, the 17th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) of the Strategic Air Command was assigned to the base's Area D. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U Consisting of B-52s of the 34th Bomb Squadron and KC-135s of the 922nd Air Refueling Squadron, the wing had a nuclear deterrent mission but also supplied aircraft and aircrews for the war in Southeast Asia. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Today, as in the early 1900s, Wright-Patterson is where weapons systems are tested and modified. Missions range from logistics management, research and development, education, flight operations, and many other defense related activities. Logistics is the management of the flow of Goods, Information and other resources including Energy and people between the point of origin and the point Wright-Patterson AFB is the home to the Air Force Institute of Technology, an educational institution that supports the Air Force and the Department of Defense. The Air Force Institute of Technology ( AFIT) is a Graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education that is part of the United States Air It also contains the USAF's high-security National Air & Space Intelligence Center, where in the cold-war era captured Soviet MIGs were brought to what was then known as the Foreign Technology Division for disassembly and testing. Wright Field is also home to a zero-time nuclear reactor, built during the Cold War, but never taken critical.
Hangar 18
Wright-Patterson AFB is known among those involved with UFO conspiracy theories because of its connection with the Roswell UFO incident of July 1947. A UFO conspiracy theory is any one of many often overlapping conspiracy theories which argue that Evidence of the reality of Unidentified flying objects The Roswell Incident involved the recovery of materials near Roswell New Mexico, USA, on July 7, 1947, which has become the subject of intense Some believe that Wright-Patterson's Hangar 18, along with the Area 51 installation in Nevada, contains or once contained wreckage of a crashed UFO. Area 51 is a nickname for a military base located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States [7]
Dayton Agreement
The base is also notable for being the site of the Dayton Agreement, also known as the Dayton Accords, the peace agreement that put an end to the three and a half years of Bosnian war, one of the armed conflicts in the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly known as the Bosnian War, was an international armed conflict that took place between March 1992 and November 1995 The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and
HQ AFMC-GCCS
Wright-Patt is the home of AFMC-GCCS (Global Command and Control System). Global Command and Control System (GCCS is a collection of SOA systems and applications which was developed to replace the Worldwide Military Command and Control System A system designed for crisis action planning and that supports multiple secure communication protocols.
Trivia
In 1994, Wright Patterson Air Force Base research laboratories sought $7. 5 million to develop a weapon known as "The Gay Bomb", a hormone bomb intended to make enemy soldiers "sexually irresistible" to each other so that they would be unable to fight. This article is about the chemical weapon For the controversial Afghanistan War photograph see Fag bomb. [8]
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was recently featured on an episode of Ghost Hunters on the SciFi channel. For other uses of the name see Ghosthunters (disambiguation. Ghost Hunters is a Reality television series featuring The episode investigated Building 70 and the Arnold House. They were reported to have investigated Building 219 as well, but this building was not shown.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for FFO (Form 5010 PDF)
- ^ Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (official site)
- ^ Population Estimates Geographic Change Notes: Ohio, United States Census Bureau, 2006-05-19. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC is a major command of the United States Air Force. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Accessed 2007-11-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.
- ^ a b Guide to Air Force installations worldwide. Air Force Magazine 2006 USAF Almanac. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Witness to Roswell flying saucer incident tells his story (October 26, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
- ^ US military pondered love not war (HTML). BBC News (January 15, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
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External links
- Wright-Patterson AFB (official site)
- National Museum of the United States Air Force (official site)
- Wright-Patterson AFB at GlobalSecurity.org
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at WikiMapia
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
- Resources for this U. GlobalSecurityorg, launched in 2000 is a Public policy organization whose mission is to be a reliable source of background information and developing News stories WikiMapia is an online Map and Satellite imaging resource that combines Google Maps with a Wiki system allowing users to add information Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common S. military airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFFO
- ASN accident history for FFO
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KFFO
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