Stewart Air National Guard Base

Stewart Air National Guard Base
Near Newburgh, New York in the United States
A C-17A Globemaster III assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard at Stewart ANGB.
Stewart ANGB is located in New York
Stewart ANGB
Stewart ANGB
Location in the United States
Stewart ANGB is located in the United States
Stewart ANGB
Stewart ANGB
Stewart ANGB (the United States)
Coordinates41°30′10″N 74°04′59″W / 41.5027°N 74.0830°W / 41.5027; -74.0830
TypeAir National Guard Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force (USAF)
Controlled byNew York Air National Guard (ANG)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.105aw.ang.af.mil
Site history
Built1934 (1934)
In use1934–1970
1980–present
Garrison information
Garrison105th Airlift Wing (host)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: SWF, ICAO: KSWF, FAA LID: SWF, WMO: 725038
Elevation149.6 metres (491 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
9/27 3,601.8 metres (11,817 ft) Asphalt
16/34 1,830.019 metres (6,004 ft) Asphalt
Airfield shared with New York Stewart International Airport.
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Stewart Air National Guard Base, located in Orange County, New York, is the base of the 105th Airlift Wing (105 AW), an Air Mobility Command unit of the New York Air National Guard and "host" wing for the installation. The airport also hosts extensive civilian facilities, known alternately as Newburgh-Stewart, Stewart International Airport or New York Stewart International.

Stewart Airfield opened in 1934 at the direction of Douglas MacArthur as a training facility for the nearby United States Military Academy (West Point). The base is named in honor of a 19th-century Scottish-born sea captain, Lachlan Stewart, and his son, who donated the land it now occupies.[2] It was built out significantly during World War II.

In 1948 it transitioned to the newly formed United States Air Force to become the Stewart Air Force Base while also continuing its training mission with West Point. In 1958 it added a SAGE direction center, DC-02, controlling the Boston Air Defense Sector. Most operations at Stewart wound down in the 1960s. The base was deactivated in 1970 and taken over by New York State as a civilian airport.

The current base opened in 1980 by agreement between the state and the ANG. The next year, it was the arrival airport for the freed American hostages from Iran.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – New York Stewart Intl (SWF)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "History of the 105th Airlift Wing". Retrieved 20 August 2019.