Bergstrom Air Force Base

Bergstrom Air Force Base
Del Valle/Bergstrom Army Airfield
 
Part of Strategic Air Command/Tactical Air Command
Austin, Texas
Aerial view of Bergstrom Air Force Base
Bergstrom AFB is located in Texas
Bergstrom AFB
Bergstrom AFB
Coordinates30°11′40″N 097°40′12″W / 30.19444°N 97.67000°W / 30.19444; -97.67000
TypeAir Force Base
Site information
OwnerCity of Austin, Texas
ConditionCivil Airport
Site history
Built1942
In use1942–1993

Bergstrom Air Force Base (IATA: BSM, ICAO: KBSM, FAA LID: BSM) was located seven miles southeast of Austin, Texas. In its later years it was a major base for the United States Air Force (USAF) RF-4C Phantom reconnaissance fighter fleet.

Bergstrom Air Force Base blueprint, 1957
A British Airways Concorde on base.