Selfridge Air National Guard Base

Selfridge Air National Guard Base
Near Mount Clemens, Michigan in the United States
An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron of the Michigan Air National Guard, taxis on the flight line at Selfridge ANGB.
Selfridge ANGB is located in Michigan
Selfridge ANGB
Selfridge ANGB
Selfridge ANGB is located in the United States
Selfridge ANGB
Selfridge ANGB
Coordinates42°36′30″N 082°50′08″W / 42.60833°N 82.83556°W / 42.60833; -82.83556
TypeAir National Guard Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force (USAF)
Controlled byMichigan Air National Guard (ANG)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.127wg.ang.af.mil
Site history
Built1917 (1917) (as Joy Aviation Field)
In use1917 – present
Garrison information
Garrison127th Wing (host)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: MTC, ICAO: KMTC, FAA LID: MTC, WMO: 725377
Elevation176.7 metres (580 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19 2,743.2 metres (9,000 ft) Porous European Mix
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB (IATA: MTC, ICAO: KMTC, FAA LID: MTC) is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I in April 1917.[2]

A patch (and the insignia) of the Naval Air Facility Detroit
  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Selfridge ANGB (KMTC)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ William R. Evinger: Directory of Military Bases in the U.S., Oryx Press, Phoenix, Ariz., 1991, p. 147.