Columbus Air Force Base
| Columbus Air Force Base | |||||||||||
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| Near Columbus, Mississippi in United States of America | |||||||||||
Northrop T-38C formation from the 50th Flying Training Squadron based at Columbus AFB. | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′09″N 88°26′27″W / 33.63583°N 88.44083°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 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 | |||||||||||
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).
The residential portion of the base is a census-designated place, with a population of 1,604 at the 2020 census.