Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility

Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Air Force District of Washington (AFDW)
Characteristics
ICAO code	KADW
IATA code	ADW
Coordinates	38 ° 48 ′ 39 ″  N , 76 ° 52 ′ 1 ″  W.
Height above MSL	85 m (279  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	15 miles southeast of Washington, DC
Street	I-95 / I-495
Basic data
opening	1943
operator	United States Air Force
surface	2775 ha
Runways
01R / 19L	2973 m × 46 m
01L / 19R	2835 m × 61 m concrete

Andrews AFB
Andrews AFB Location in Maryland
Basic data
Foundation :	1945
State :	United States
State :	Maryland
County :	Prince George's County
Coordinates :	38 ° 48 ′  N , 76 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 48 ′  N , 76 ° 52 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,973 (as of 2010)
Height :	81 m
Postal code :	20762
FIPS :	24-01450
GNIS ID :	2389135

The Joint Base Andrews (formerly Andrews Air Force Base ) is a military airfield of the US Air Force and a census-designated place in the US state of Maryland , USA , about 15 km southeast of Washington, DC

It is the government airport of the US capital . From here the flights of the US President are mainly carried out with Air Force One and other members of the government and foreign state guests are received.

Andrews AFB is under the jurisdiction of the Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) and has two runways : 01R / 19L (2975 m) and 01L / 19R (2835 m). In addition to the 89th Airlift Wing, which is responsible for Air Force One , it houses various agencies of the American Air Force and units of the Reserve Forces ( Air National Guard , Air Force Reserve Command ) and is also used by the US Navy . At the end of 2006 around 5,500 soldiers were stationed there .

history

View from the north of the apron with parts of the US government fleet (including Air Force One)

First established as Camp Springs Army Air Field on August 25, 1941 , the airfield began operations on May 2, 1943. In honor of General Frank M. Andrews , who headed air operations in Europe during World War II and had a fatal accident in Iceland on May 3, 1943 , the base was renamed Andrews Field on March 31, 1945 . With the establishment of the US Air Force in 1948, the name changed to Andrews Air Force Base .

The US government's VIP aircraft ( Air Force One and Air Force Two ) have been stationed here since July 1961 . In June 2006, the 316th Wing of the AFDW took over the management of the 89th Airlift Wing of the Air Mobility Command .

Malcolm Grow Medical Facility

The United States Air Force's "Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic" military hospital is located on the premises . The facility was founded in 1958 and is named after the first Surgeon General of the United States Air Force Malcolm C. Grow .

Web links

Commons : Andrews Air Force Base  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Website of the Andrews Air Force Base (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 779th Medical Group . Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic. 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
2. ↑ Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic . Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic. 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2013.