| Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield  | |
|---|---|
| Part of Air Training Command (ATC) | |
| Big Spring, Texas, USA | |
 2006 USGS photo | |
  Webb AFB | |
| Coordinates | 32°13′05″N 101°31′17″W / 32.21806°N 101.52139°W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| In use | Open 1942 – closed 1977 |
Webb Air Force Base (IATA: BGS[1]), previously named Big Spring Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force facility of the Air Training Command that operated from 1951 to 1977 in West Texas within the current city limits of Big Spring. Webb AFB was a major undergraduate pilot training (UPT) facility for the Air Force, and by 1969, almost 9,000 pilots had been trained at Webb. The last operational wing at Webb AFB was the 78th Flying Training Wing.
- ^ "Big Spring-Webb AFB, TX profile - Aviation Safety Network". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 20 October 2017.