Sioux City Air National Guard Base

Sioux City Air National Guard Base
Near Sergeant Bluff, Iowa in United States
Several KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard parked on the ramp at Sioux City ANGB.
Sioux City ANGB is located in Iowa
Sioux City ANGB
Sioux City ANGB
Sioux City ANGB is located in the United States
Sioux City ANGB
Sioux City ANGB
Coordinates42°23′54″N 096°22′19″W / 42.39833°N 96.37194°W / 42.39833; -96.37194 (Sioux City ANGB)
TypeAir National Guard Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force (USAF)
Controlled byIowa Air National Guard (ANG)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.185arw.ang.af.mil
Site history
Built1942 (1942) (as Sioux City Army Air Base)
In use1942–1945 and 1946–present
Garrison information
Garrison185th Air Refueling Wing (host)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SUX, ICAO: KSUX, FAA LID: SUX, WMO: 725570
Elevation334.6 metres (1,098 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 2,743.8 metres (9,002 ft) concrete
17/35 2,011.6 metres (6,600 ft) asphalt
Airfield shared with Sioux Gateway Airport (Brigadier General Day Field).[1]
1944 Airfield Diagram
1944 Airfield Diagram

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.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Sioux Gateway/Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.