| Columbus Air Force Base | |
| Nearest Town: | Columbus, Mississippi |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Type: | US Air Force Base |
| Coordinates: | 33.6358°N -88.4408°W |
| Pushpin Map: | North America # USA # Mississippi |
| Pushpin Relief: | y |
| Pushpin Label: | Columbus AFB |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mark: | roundel of the USAF.svg |
| Pushpin Marksize: | 20 |
| Ownership: | Department of Defense |
| Operator: | US Air Force |
| Controlledby: | Air Education and Training Command (AETC) |
| Used: | 1941–1946 and 1950 – present |
| Condition: | Operational |
| Garrison: | 14th Flying Training Wing |
| Website: | www.columbus.af.mil |
| Iata: | CBM |
| Icao: | KCBM |
| Faa: | CBM |
| Wmo: | 723306 |
| R1-Number: | 13C/31C |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| R2-Number: | 13L/31R |
| R2-Surface: | Concrete |
| R3-Number: | 13R/31L |
| R3-Surface: | Concrete |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Columbus Air Force Base 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.[2]
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]
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.
Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
| Columbus Air Force Base CDP | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lowndes |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1604 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 200 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2402790 |
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. The population at the 2020 census was 1,604.[2]
| White alone (NH) | 1,016 | 1,128 | 74.00% | 70.32% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 154 | 121 | 11.22% | 7.54% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 6 | 0.15% | 0.37% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 46 | 84 | 3.35% | 5.24% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 20 | 4 | 1.46% | 0.25% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 9 | 0.22% | 0.56% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 32 | 103 | 2.33% | 6.42% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 100 | 149 | 7.28% | 9.29% | |
| Total | 1,373 | 1,604 | 100.00% | 100.00% |