Dover Air Force Base
| Dover Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Dover, Delaware, U.S. in United States | |||||||||
A C-5M Super Galaxy at Dover Air Force in April 2014 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | U.S. Air Force base | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Mobility Command (AMC) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www.dover.af.mil/ | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
Location of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°07′42″N 075°27′53″W / 39.12833°N 75.46472°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||
| In use | 1948 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Matthew Jones | ||||||||
| Garrison | |||||||||
| Occupants | See Based units section for full list. | ||||||||
| Designations | National Register of Historic Places (Building 1301) | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV, WMO: 724088 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 8.8 metres (29 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB (IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. The 436th Airlift Wing is the host wing, and runs the busiest and largest air freight terminal in the Department of Defense.