Columbus Air Force Base

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Columbus Air Force Base
Near Columbus, Mississippi in  United States of America
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Northrop T-38C formation from the 50th Flying Training Squadron based at Columbus AFB.
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Columbus AFB
Coordinates 33°38′09″N88°26′27″W / 33.63583°N 88.44083°W / 33.63583; -88.44083
TypeUS Air Force Base
Site information
Owner Department of Defense
Operator US Air Force
Controlled by Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
ConditionOperational
Website www.columbus.af.mil
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1941–1946 and 1950 – present
Garrison information
Garrison 14th Flying Training Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers IATA: CBM, ICAO: KCBM, FAA LID: CBM, WMO: 723306
Elevation66 m (218 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13C/31C3,659 m (12,004 ft)  Concrete
13L/31R2,439 m (8,001 ft) Concrete
13R/31L1,930 m (6,320 ft) Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Columbus Air Force Base( IATA : CBM, ICAO : KCBM, FAA LID : CBM) is a United States Air Force base located in Columbus, Mississippi. The host unit at Columbus AFB is the 14th Flying Training Wing (14 FTW), which is a part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

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The residential portion of the base is a census-designated place, with a population of 1,604 at the 2020 census. [2]

Base history

Columbus Air Force Base (AFB) was established in 1941, after the US War Department authorized a pilot training base in Columbus, Mississippi. It was originally named Kaye Field, after World War I flying ace Samuel Kaye Jr., but confusion with nearby Key Field in Meridian, Mississippi led to it being renamed as Columbus Army Flying School. The base was deactivated after the end of World War II, but was reactivated four years later with the beginning of the Korean War. [3]

In 1955, Columbus AFB was transferred to Strategic Air Command (SAC) and was occupied by the 4228th Strategic Wing, which later became the 454th Bombardment Wing. In 1969, Columbus AFB was transferred back to Air Training Command, and was occupied by the 3650th Pilot Training Wing, which became the 14th Flying Training Wing in 1972. [3]

Based units

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.

United States Air Force

Air Education and Training Command (AETC)

Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)

Demographics

Columbus Air Force Base CDP
Census-designated place
Colombus AFB CDP (2020).jpg
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
County Lowndes
Elevation
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200 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,604
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2402790 [9]

Columbus Air Force Base CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) and the official name for an area covering the residential population of the Columbus Air Force Base, in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2008. [9] The population at the 2020 census was 1,604. [2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 1,373—
2020 1,60416.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
2010 [11] 2020 [12]

2020 census

Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010 [11] Pop 2020 [12] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)1,0161,12874.00%70.32%
Black or African American alone (NH)15412111.22%7.54%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)260.15%0.37%
Asian alone (NH)46843.35%5.24%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)2041.46%0.25%
Some Other Race alone (NH)390.22%0.56%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)321032.33%6.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1001497.28%9.29%
Total1,3731,604100.00%100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "Airport Data– Columbus AFB (CBM)". Federal Aviation Administration. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Columbus Air Force Base History". US Air Force. October 5, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ "14th Comptroller Squadron". Columbus Air Force Base. US Air Force. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ "14th Operations Group". US Air Force. October 11, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "14th Mission Support Group". US Air Force. June 27, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "14th Medical Group". Air Force Medical Service. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ "43rd Flying Training Squadron (AFRC)". 340th Flying Training Group. US Air Force. November 29, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 "Columbus Air Force Base Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  10. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  11. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
  12. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .