Dover Air Force Base

Dover Air Force Base
Dover, Delaware, U.S. in United States of America
A C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force Base in April 2014
A C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force in April 2014
Dover is located in Delaware
Dover
Dover
Location of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and the United States
Dover is located in the United States
Dover
Dover
Dover (the United States)
Coordinates39°07′42″N 075°27′53″W / 39.12833°N 75.46472°W / 39.12833; -75.46472 (Dover AFB)
TypeU.S. Air Force base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Mobility Command (AMC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.dover.af.mil/
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1948 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Matthew Jones
Garrison
Occupants See Based units section for full list.
DesignationsNational Register of Historic Places (Building 1301)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV, WMO: 724088
Elevation8.8 metres (29 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
14/32 3,932.8 metres (12,903 ft) Asphalt/Concrete
01/19 2,926.6 metres (9,602 ft) Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB (IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. The 436th Airlift Wing is the host wing, and runs the busiest and largest air freight terminal in the Department of Defense.[2]

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Dover AFB (KDOV)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. May 23, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "DOVER AIR FORCE BASE & THE DELMARVA PENINSULA" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2020.