Campbell Army Airfield Explained

Campbell Army Airfield
Iata:HOP
Icao:KHOP
Faa:HOP
Type:Military
Owner:United States Army
Location:Fort Campbell, Christian County, Kentucky, near Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Elevation-F:573
Elevation-M:175
Coordinates:36.6722°N -87.4925°W
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:11,826
R1-Length-M:3,605
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:18/36
R2-Length-F:4,500
R2-Length-M:1,372
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Campbell Army Airfield is a military airport at Fort Campbell, which is located near Hopkinsville, a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.

Previously Campbell Air Force Base, a U.S. Air Force installation from 1947 to 1959,[2] this U.S. Army airfield has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 11,826 by 200 feet (3,605 × 61 m) and 18/36 is 4,500 by 150 feet (1,372 × 46 m).

The airfield currently houses UH-60M, CH-47F, and AH-64D helicopters belonging to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, and MH-60M, MH-60M DAP, MH-47G, and MH-6/AH-6M helicopters of 1st Battalion, 2d Battalion, and Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). It was also home to elements of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, before the brigade was deactivated in 2015.

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  1. , effective 2008-09-25.
  2. [Kentucky World War II Army Airfields]