Coast Guard Air Station Savannah

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Coast Guard Air Station Savannah
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Savannah, Georgia in the United States
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A MH-65D Dolphin at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah
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Savannah
Location in the United States
Coordinates 32°01′30″N81°08′30″W / 32.02500°N 81.14167°W / 32.02500; -81.14167 Coordinates: 32°01′30″N81°08′30″W / 32.02500°N 81.14167°W / 32.02500; -81.14167
TypeCoast Guard Air Station
Site information
Owner Department of Homeland Security
Operator United States Coast Guard
Controlled bySeventh District
ConditionOperational
Aircraft operated MH-65 Dolphin
Website Official website
Site history
Built1963 (1963)
In use1963 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Commander Michael D. Brimblecom
Airfield information
Identifiers IATA: SVN, ICAO: KSVN, FAA LID: SVN, WMO: 747804
Elevation12.4 metres (41 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/283,467.1 metres (11,375 ft) 
Airfield shared with Hunter Army Airfield
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is a United States Coast Guard Air Station located at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia.

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Operations and missions

Coast Guard and Air Station (CGAS) Savannah supports a multitude of Coast Guard missions worldwide. Air Station Savannah provides Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 450 miles of shoreline from the northern border of South Carolina to Melbourne, Florida, averaging more than 250 SAR cases a year. Other missions include: Marine Safety, Marine Environmental Protection, Fisheries Enforcement, Aids to Navigation support, Migrant Interdiction, Drug Interdiction, Other Law Enforcement and Defense Readiness. Many of these missions require deployment of aviation detachments aboard Coast Guard Cutters.

History

CGAS Savannah was commissioned in the summer of 1963 on what was then known as Hunter Air Force Base, which became Hunter Army Airfield in 1967. In 1964, the Coast Guard's original HH-52A Basic Operational Training Unit (BOTU) was established in Savannah. This unit was the forerunner of the Coast Guard's specialized aviator training program now located at the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama. [2]

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References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for SVN PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 28, 2021.
  2. "Hunter Army Airfield / Coast Guard Air Station Savannah".