| Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base | |||||||||||
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| Near Westhampton Beach, New York in the United States of America | |||||||||||
.jpg) HH-60G Pave Hawks of the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°50′21″N 072°38′29″W / 40.83917°N 72.64139°W[1] | ||||||||||
| Type | Air National Guard base | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Suffolk County | ||||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | New York Air National Guard | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Website | www.106rqw.ang.af.mil | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 (as Suffolk County Army Air Field) | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943 – present | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Jeffrey D. Cannet | ||||||||||
| Garrison | 106th Rescue Wing | ||||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: FOK, ICAO: KFOK, FAA LID: FOK, WMO: 744865 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 20.1 metres (66 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Airfield shared with Francis S. Gabreski Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] | |||||||||||
Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base is an air defense military installation located at civilian public-use Francis S. Gabreski Airport, located just north of Westhampton Beach, New York. It is currently the home base of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing.[3]
- ^ "Francis S. Gabreski Airport ()". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ "Airport Diagram – Francis S. Gabreski (FOK)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Suffolk County Looks to Enhance Air National Guard at Gabreski Airport with Submission of Application for $126,000 NYESD Grant" (press release). Suffolk "County Executive". 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
Stationed at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, just three miles north of the central business district of Westhampton Beach, the famed 106th Rescue Wing...Recent studies indicate that 1,146 full and part-time jobs and $89.2 million in expenditures are a direct result of Gabreski's on-airport business. ... Westhampton Business District, an industrial park on airport grounds.