Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base

Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base
Near Birmingham, Alabama in United States of America
Several KC-135R Stratotankers of the 117th Air Refueling Wing parked on the flight line at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base.
Several KC-135R Stratotankers of the 117th Air Refueling Wing parked on the flight line at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base.
Sumpter Smith is located in the United States
Sumpter Smith
Sumpter Smith
Location in the United States
Coordinates33°33′50″N 086°45′08″W / 33.56389°N 86.75222°W / 33.56389; -86.75222
TypeAir National Guard Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force (USAF)
Controlled byAir National Guard (ANG)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.117arw.ang.af.mil/
Site history
Built1934 (1934)–1938
In use1938 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Michael Adams
Garrison117th Air Refueling Wing
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: BHM, ICAO: KBHM, FAA LID: BHM, WMO: 722280
Elevation198.1 metres (650 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
6/24 3,659.7 metres (12,007 ft) Asphalt
18/36 2,163.7 metres (7,099 ft) Asphalt
Airfield shared with Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base (IATA: BHM, ICAO: KBHM, FAA LID: BHM) is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation located at a Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. It hosts the 117th Air Refueling Wing, part of the Air National Guard, which operates the KC-135R Stratotanker. The base was previously known as Alabama Air National Guard Base.

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Birmingham–Shuttlesworth Intl (BHM)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.