Sioux City Air National Guard Base | |||||||||
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Near Sergeant Bluff, Iowa in United States | |||||||||
Coordinates | 42°23′54″N 096°22′19″W / 42.39833°N 96.37194°W | ||||||||
Type | Air National Guard Base | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||||
Controlled by | Iowa Air National Guard (ANG) | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1942 | (as Sioux City Army Air Base)||||||||
In use | 1942–1945 and 1946–present | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
Garrison | 185th Air Refueling Wing (host) | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: SUX, ICAO: KSUX, FAA LID: SUX, WMO: 725570 | ||||||||
Elevation | 334.6 metres (1,098 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Airfield shared with Sioux Gateway Airport (Brigadier General Day Field).[1] |
Sioux City Air National Guard Base is an Iowa Air National Guard base, located at Sioux Gateway Airport It is located 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south-southeast of Sioux City, Iowa. On 25 May 2002, the airport was named "Colonel Bud Day Field" in honor of United States Air Force Colonel George Everette "Bud" Day, a Sioux City, Iowa native and is the only person ever awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Air Force Cross.