Goldwater Air National Guard Base

ANG facility at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport host facility of 161st Air Refueling Wing
33°25′29.98″N 112°0′45.47″W / 33.4249944°N 112.0126306°W / 33.4249944; -112.0126306 (Sky Harbor ANGB)TypeAir National Guard BaseSite informationOwnerDepartment of DefenseOperatorUS Air Force (USAF)Controlled byArizona Air National Guard (ANG)ConditionOperationalWebsitewww.161arw.ang.af.milSite historyBuilt1949 (1949)In use1949 – presentGarrison informationGarrison161st Air Refueling Wing (host)Airfield informationIdentifiersIATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX, WMO: 722780Elevation345.9 metres (1,135 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
8/26 3,501.8 metres (11,489 ft) concrete
7L/25R 3,139.4 metres (10,300 ft) concrete
7R/25L 2,377.4 metres (7,800 ft) concrete
Airfield shared with Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Goldwater Air National Guard Base, formerly Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base,[2] is a facility of the United States Air National Guard that exists adjacent to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. It was built as the result of a 99-year lease in 1949, and was rebuilt in the 1990s to accommodate the creation of a third runway at the airport.[3]

On December 9, 2016, the Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base was renamed Goldwater Air National Guard Base in honor of former United States Senator from Arizona and former Arizona Air National Guard member, Barry Goldwater.[2]

The Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing is based at Goldwater Air National Guard Base.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (PHX)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Air Guard base at Phoenix airport to be renamed after Barry Goldwater". KTAR. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ Wang, Amy B. (16 February 2016). "Sky Harbor International Airport milestones". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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