Rosecrans Air National Guard Base

Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
Near St. Joseph, Missouri in the United States
Rosecrans ANGB is located in the United States
Rosecrans ANGB
Rosecrans ANGB
Location in the United States
Coordinates39°46′19″N 094°54′34″W / 39.77194°N 94.90944°W / 39.77194; -94.90944
TypeAir National Guard Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force (USAF)
Controlled byMissouri Air National Guard (ANG)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.139aw.ang.af.mil
Site history
Built1940s (as St. Joseph Army Air Field)
In use1940s – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Edward E. Black
Garrison139th Airlift Wing
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: STJ, ICAO: KSTJ, FAA LID: STJ, WMO: 724490
Elevation252 metres (827 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17/35 2,456.9 metres (8,061 ft) Concrete
13/31 1,462.1 metres (4,797 ft) Asphalt/Concrete
Airfield shared with Rosecrans Memorial Airport.
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Rosecrans Air National Guard Base or Rosecrans ANGB, is located on a portion of the Rosecrans Memorial Airport (IATA: STJ, ICAO: KSTJ), Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA. It is the home of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard and the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center. It is named in honor of Guy Wallace Rosecrans, a U.S. Army Air Service airman killed in World War I.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Roescrans Memorial (STJ)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.