Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base

For civil airport information, see Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base
Part of Arizona Air National Guard (AZ ANG)
Located near: Phoenix, Arizona

A KC-135 Stratotanker lands at Sky Harbor International Airport
Sky Harbor ANGB
Location of Sky Harbor International Airport
Coordinates 33°25′29.98″N 112°0′45.47″W / 33.4249944°N 112.0126306°W / 33.4249944; -112.0126306 (Sky Harbor ANGB)
Site information
Controlled by  United States Air Force
Site history
Built 1949
In use 1949-Present
Garrison information
Garrison  161st Air Refueling Wing

Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base is a facility of the United States Air National Guard that exists adjacent to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. It was built as the result of a 99-year lease in 1949, and was rebuilt in the 1990s to accommodate the creation of a third runway at the airport.[1]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. Wang, Amy B. (16 February 2016). "Sky Harbor International Airport milestones". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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