Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak

Air Station Kodiak
Unit Patch CGAS Kodiak
Active1947-present
Country United States
Branch United States Coast Guard
TypeAir Station
RoleSearch and rescue, maritime patrol, logistics
Aircraft flown
HelicopterMH-60 Jayhawk, MH-65 Dolphin
PatrolHC-130 Hercules

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak is an Air Station of the United States Coast Guard located in Kodiak, Alaska. It is the largest in the service's Pacific Area, with a crew of 85 officers and 517 enlisted personnel, and the largest Coast Guard Base in terms of physical size at 23,000 acres.[1] It is a tenant command of Base Support Unit Kodiak, and shares its airfield with Kodiak Airport. The station operates MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters, and the HC-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft.[2]

  1. ^ "Air Station Kodiak". Global Security.org. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Air Station Kodiak". Retrieved 2 December 2010.