Randolph Air Force Base | |||||||||
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Bexar County, Texas Near Universal City, Texas in the United States | |||||||||
Coordinates | 29°31′46″N 098°16′44″W / 29.52944°N 98.27889°W | ||||||||
Type | US Air Force Base | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
Website | Official website (archived) | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1928 | – 1930 (as Randolph Field)||||||||
In use | 1930 – 1 October 2010 | ||||||||
Fate | Merged in 2010 to become an element of Joint Base San Antonio | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: RND, ICAO: KRND, FAA LID: RND, WMO: 722536 | ||||||||
Elevation | 232 metres (761 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Randolph Air Force Base (IATA: RND, ICAO: KRND, FAA LID: RND) is a United States Air Force base located in Bexar County, Texas,[1] (14.8 miles (23.8 km) east-northeast of Downtown San Antonio).
Opened in 1931, Randolph has been a flying training facility for the United States Army Air Corps, the United States Army Air Forces, and the Air Force during its entire existence.
On 1 October 2010, Randolph AFB merged with Lackland Air Force Base and the US Army's Fort Sam Houston to form Joint Base San Antonio.[2]