Charleston Air Force Base
Charleston Air Force Base (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS, FAA LID: CHS) is a United States military facility located in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force's 628th Air Base Wing (628 ABW), a subordinate element of the Air Mobility Command (AMC). It is part of Joint Base Charleston, which combined Charleston Air Force Base with Naval Support Activity Charleston.
| Charleston Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Near North Charleston, South Carolina in the United States of America | |||||||||
A C-17A Globemaster III of the 437th Airlift Wing taking off from Charleston AFB | |||||||||
Charleston Charleston Charleston | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°53′55″N 080°02′26″W | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||
| In use | 1942 – 2009 | ||||||||
| Fate | Merged in 2009 to become an element of Joint Base Charleston | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS, FAA LID: CHS, WMO: 722083 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 46 metres (151 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Airfield shared with Charleston International Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
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