Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base

Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base
Near Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States of America
An A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing landing at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base in 2015
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Coordinates	40°58′42″N 85°11′42″W / 40.97833°N 85.19500°W / 40.97833; -85.19500 (Fort Wayne ANGS)
Type	Air National Guard Base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force (USAF)
Controlled by	Indiana Air National Guard
Condition	Operational
Website	www.122fw.ang.af.mil
Site history
Built	1941 (1941) (as Baer Army Air Base)
In use	1941 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Michael D. Stohler
Garrison	122nd Fighter Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: FWA, ICAO: kFWA, FAA LID: FWA, WMO: 72533
Elevation	248.4 metres (815 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 5/23 3,651.8 metres (11,981 ft) asphalt/concrete 14/32 2,439 metres (8,002 ft) asphalt/concrete 9/27 1,219.5 metres (4,001 ft) asphalt/concrete
Airfield shared with Fort Wayne International Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Fort Wayne International Airport, Indiana. It is located 7.6 miles (12.2 km) south-southwest of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Initially established in 1941 as a training airfield for the Army Air Forces, during World War II, Baer Field became a major training and aircraft processing base for C-47 Skytrain and C-46 Commando transport aircraft, equipping many Troop Carrier squadrons with aircraft and training their aircrews in their operation. Largely turned over to civil control after the war, the Air Force has maintained control over a small section of the civil airport for reserve training and Air National Guard use. Since 1952 it has been the home station of the Indiana Air National Guard 122d Fighter Wing.