Altus Air Force Base

Altus Air Force Base
Altus, Oklahoma in United States of America
A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III of the 97th Air Mobility Wing based at Altus AFB.
Altus AFB is located in North America
Altus AFB
Altus AFB
Altus AFB is located in the United States
Altus AFB
Altus AFB
Altus AFB is located in Oklahoma
Altus AFB
Altus AFB
Coordinates34°39′59″N 099°16′05″W / 34.66639°N 99.26806°W / 34.66639; -99.26806
TypeUS Air Force base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Education and Training Command (AETC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.altus.af.mil/
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In use1943–present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Jeffrey M. Marshall
Garrison97th Air Mobility Wing
Occupants See Based units section for full list.
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: LTS, ICAO: KLTS, FAA LID: LTS, WMO: 0-20000-0-72352
Elevation421 m (1,382 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17R/35L 4,097 m (13,440 ft) Concrete
17L/35R 2,744 m (9,001 ft) Asphalt
Assault Strip 1,067 m (3,500 ft) Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Altus Air Force Base (Altus AFB, AAFB) (IATA: LTS, ICAO: KLTS, FAA LID: LTS) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east-northeast of Altus, Oklahoma.

The host unit at Altus AFB is the 97th Air Mobility Wing (97 AMW), assigned to the Nineteenth Air Force (19 AF) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The wing's mission is to provide C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-46 Pegasus formal initial and advanced specialty training programs for up to 3,000 flight crew and aircraft maintenance students annually.

Altus AFB was established in 1943 as Altus Army Airfield (AAF). The 97 AMW is commanded by Colonel Jeffrey M. Marshall with Vice Commander as Colonel Adam H. Rosado, and the Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Justin R. Brundage[1].

  1. ^ "Airport Data - (LTS) Altus AFB (LTS)". Federal Aviation Administration. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.