Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
Niagara Falls, New York in the United States of America
A KC-135R Stratotanker of the 914th Air Refueling Wing based at Niagara Falls ARS.
Niagara Falls Location in the United States
Coordinates	43°06′48″N 078°56′51″W / 43.11333°N 78.94750°W / 43.11333; -78.94750 (Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station)
Type	Air Reserve Station
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force (USAF)
Controlled by	Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.niagara.afrc.af.mil
Site history
Built	1928 (1928) (as Niagara Falls Airport)
In use	1946 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Joseph “20 Grit” Contino
Garrison	914th Air Refueling Wing (Host) 107th Attack Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: IAG, ICAO: KIAG, FAA LID: IAG, WMO: 725287
Elevation	180.4 metres (592 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 10L/28R 2,994.9 metres (9,826 ft) Asphalt/Concrete 6/24 1,581.3 metres (5,188 ft) Asphalt 10R/28L 1,210.6 metres (3,972 ft) Asphalt
Airfield shared with Niagara Falls International Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station^[2] (Niagara Falls Air Force Base c. 1955-1971) is an Air Force Reserve Command military installation operationally gained by Air Mobility Command. It is located adjacent to Niagara Falls International Airport, New York, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) east-northeast of Niagara Falls, New York. The station is the last "federal" USAF installation in the state, the other remaining USAF installations falling under the Air National Guard).^[3]

The host unit for the base is the 914th Air Refueling Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command which operates the KC-135 Stratotanker. The 107th Attack Wing of the New York Air National Guard is also stationed at the base.

A Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) for all five branches of the U.S. is also located at the station. Both the 914 ARW and 107 ATW number in excess of 3,000 military personnel.