Cannon Air Force Base

Cannon Air Force Base
Near Clovis, New Mexico in United States of America
Cannon is located in North America
Cannon
Cannon
Cannon is located in the United States
Cannon
Cannon
Cannon is located in New Mexico
Cannon
Cannon
Coordinates34°22′58″N 103°19′20″W / 34.38278°N 103.32222°W / 34.38278; -103.32222
TypeUS Air Force base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.cannon.af.mil
Site history
Built1942 (1942) (as Army Air Base Clovis)
In use1942 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Jeremy Bergin
Garrison27th Special Operations Wing
Occupants
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: CVS, ICAO: KCVS, FAA LID: CVS, WMO: 722686
Elevation1,309.2 metres (4,295 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22 3,049 metres (10,003 ft) Concrete
13/31 2,498 metres (8,196 ft) PEM
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Clovis, New Mexico. The host unit at Cannon is the 27th Special Operations Wing (27 SOW) also known as "The Steadfast Line".[2] It is under the jurisdiction of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) which activated at the base on 1 October 2007. The 27 SOW plans and executes specialized and contingency operations using advanced aircraft, tactics and air refueling techniques to infiltrate, exfiltrate and resupply special operations forces (SOF) and provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and close air support in support of SOF operations.

A variety of special operations aircraft are stationed at Cannon, including the AC-130J Ghostrider, MC-130J Commando II, MQ-9 Reaper, CV-22 Osprey and U-28 Draco.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Cannon AFB (KCVS)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Home". www.cannon.af.mil. Retrieved 8 March 2024.