Ebbing Air National Guard Base

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Ebbing Air National Guard Base
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFort Smith Airport Commission
Serves Fort Smith, Arkansas
Elevation  AMSL 469 ft / 143 m
Coordinates 35°20′12″N094°22′03″W / 35.33667°N 94.36750°W / 35.33667; -94.36750
Website www.fortsmithairport.com
Map
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FSM
Location of airport in Arkansas
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FSM
FSM (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
1/195,0011,524Asphalt
7/258,0172,444Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations41,990
Based aircraft102

Ebbing Air National Guard Base is an airfield adjacent to the Fort Smith Regional Airport which it shares runways with.

It was established in 1953. Since 1953, the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Wing (188 WG) has been based at the airfield. Formerly a fighter wing that previously operated F-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, the 188th Wing currently features three primary mission sets: Remotely Piloted Aircraft (MQ-9 Reaper); ISR (Distributed Ground Station-Arkansas); and Targeting (Space-Focused).

Air traffic services are provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from an air traffic control (ATC) tower and TRACON (terminal radar approach control).

An F-16C of 140 Sqn. RSAF F-16 in alert fighter taxi-ing.jpg
An F-16C of 140 Sqn.

The 188th Wing is based there, currently operating remotely piloted aircraft. The Republic of Singapore Air Force is planning to set up its F-16 and F-35 training detachment starting with the first aircraft to be based there in 2023. [2]

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References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for FSM PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Yeo, Mike (June 4, 2021). "US approves location for Singaporean F-16, F-35 training". Defense News.