| Columbus Air Force Base | |||||||||||
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| NearColumbus,Mississippi in United States of America | |||||||||||
 Northrop T-38C formation from the50th Flying Training Squadron based at Columbus AFB. | |||||||||||
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| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | US Air Force Base | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Website | www.columbus.af.mil | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
  Columbus AFB  Columbus AFB  Columbus AFB | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′09″N88°26′27″W / 33.63583°N 88.44083°W /33.63583; -88.44083 | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941 (1941) | ||||||||||
| In use | 1941–1946 and 1950 – present | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Garrison | 14th Flying Training Wing | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: CBM,ICAO: KCBM,FAA LID: CBM,WMO: 723306 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 66 m (218 ft)AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Columbus Air Force Base (IATA:CBM,ICAO:KCBM,FAALID:CBM) is aUnited States Air Force base located inColumbus, Mississippi. The host unit at Columbus AFB is the14th Flying Training Wing (14 FTW), which is a part ofAir Education and Training Command (AETC).
The residential portion of the base is acensus-designated place, with a population of 1,604 at the2020 census.[2]
Columbus Air Force Base (AFB) was established in 1941, after the USWar Department authorized a pilot training base near Columbus, Mississippi. It was originally named Kaye Field, afterWorld War Iflying aceSamuel Kaye Jr., but confusion with nearby Key Field inMeridian, Mississippi led to it being renamed as Columbus Army Flying School. The base was deactivated after the end ofWorld War II, but was reactivated four years later with the beginning of theKorean War.[3]
In 1955, Columbus AFB was transferred toStrategic Air Command (SAC) and was occupied by the 4228th Strategic Wing, which later became the454th Bombardment Wing. In 1969, Columbus AFB was transferred back to Air Training Command, and was occupied by the 3650th Pilot Training Wing, which became the14th Flying Training Wing in 1972.[3]
Flying and notable non-flying units based at Columbus Air Force Base.[4][5][6][7][8]
Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Columbus, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
Air Education and Training Command(AETC)
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
Columbus Air Force Base CDP | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lowndes |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,604 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402790[9] |
Columbus Air Force Base CDP is acensus-designated place (CDP) and the official name for an area covering the residential population of the Columbus Air Force Base, inLowndes County,Mississippi, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2008.[9] The population at the 2020 census was 1,604.[2]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 1,373 | — | |
| 2020 | 1,604 | 16.8% | |
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| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[11] | Pop 2020[12] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 1,016 | 1,128 | 74.00% | 70.32% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 154 | 121 | 11.22% | 7.54% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 6 | 0.15% | 0.37% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 46 | 84 | 3.35% | 5.24% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 20 | 4 | 1.46% | 0.25% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 9 | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 32 | 103 | 2.33% | 6.42% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 100 | 149 | 7.28% | 9.29% |
| Total | 1,373 | 1,604 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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