Peterson Space Force Base

"Peterson Field" redirects here. For the IATA, ICAO, & FAA information (COS, KCOS) for the airfield shared by this military installation, see Colorado Springs Airport. For airfield near Plains, see Peterson Field (Georgia).

Peterson Space Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado in United States
Peterson SFB's Hartinger Building which is the headquarters of Space Operations Command and United States Space Command.
Peterson SFB's Hartinger Building which is the headquarters of Space Operations Command and United States Space Command.
Shield of Space Base Delta 1
Peterson SFB is located in Colorado
Peterson SFB
Peterson SFB
Peterson SFB is located in the United States
Peterson SFB
Peterson SFB
Peterson SFB is located in North America
Peterson SFB
Peterson SFB
Coordinates38°49′25″N 104°41′42″W / 38.82361°N 104.69500°W / 38.82361; -104.69500 (Peterson AFB)
TypeU.S. Space Force base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUnited States Space Force
Controlled bySpace Base Delta 1
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.peterson.spaceforce.mil
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1942 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Col Zachary S. Warakomski
Past
commanders		Col James E. Smith
GarrisonSpace Base Delta 1 (Host)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: COS, ICAO: KCOS, FAA LID: COS, WMO: 724660
Elevation1,885.7 m (6,187 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17L/35R 4,115.1 m (13,501 ft) Concrete
17R/35L 3,359.5 m (11,022 ft) Asphalt
13/31 2,520.3 m (8,269 ft) Asphalt
Airfield shared with Colorado Springs Airport
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a United States Space Force base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and is home to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the Space Force's 21st Space Wing, elements of the Space Force's Space Systems Command, and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters. Developed as a World War II air support base for Camp Carson, the facility conducted Army Air Forces training and supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base, Chidlaw Building, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The base was the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters from 1987 to 20 December 2019 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex on standby. On 26 July 2021, the installation was renamed Peterson Space Force Base to reflect its prominent role in the new space service.[2]

  1. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Airport Diagram – Peterson AFB (KCOS)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Kerridge, Kasia (26 July 2021). "Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force installations renamed to Space Force Monday". KKTV. Retrieved 26 July 2021.