Columbus Air Force Base

Columbus Air Force Base
Near Columbus, Mississippi in United States of America
Northrop T-38C formation from the 50th Flying Training Squadron based at Columbus AFB.
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Coordinates	33°38′09″N 88°26′27″W / 33.63583°N 88.44083°W / 33.63583; -88.44083
Type	US Air Force Base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force
Controlled by	Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.columbus.af.mil
Site history
Built	1941 (1941)
In use	1941–1946 and 1950 – present
Garrison information
Garrison	14th Flying Training Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: CBM, ICAO: KCBM, FAA LID: CBM, WMO: 723306
Elevation	66 m (218 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 13C/31C 3,659 m (12,004 ft) Concrete 13L/31R 2,439 m (8,001 ft) Concrete 13R/31L 1,930 m (6,320 ft) Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Columbus Air Force Base (IATA: CBM, ICAO: KCBM, FAA LID: CBM) is a United States Air Force base located in Columbus, Mississippi. The host unit at Columbus AFB is the 14th Flying Training Wing (14 FTW), which is a part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

The residential portion of the base is a census-designated place, with a population of 1,604 at the 2020 census.^[2]