Naval Air Station Banana River
| Airfield information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: COF – ICAO: KCOF – FAA LID: COF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||
| Website | www.patrick.af.mil | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 9,023 | 2,750 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 11/29 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||
Patrick Air Force Base (IATA: COF, ICAO: KCOF, FAA LID: COF) is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It was named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick. An Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) base, it is home to the 45th Space Wing (45 SW). In addition to its "host wing" responsibilities at Patrick AFB, the 45 SW controls and operates Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and the Eastern Range. It was originally opened and operated from 1940 and 1947 as Naval Air Station Banana River, a U.S. Navy airfield. It was then deactivated as a naval installation in 1947 and placed in a caretaker status, until it was transferred to the Air Force in late 1948 and turned into Patrick AFB.
Additional tenant activities at Patrick AFB include the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Technical Applications Center and the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI). Total employment is 10,400. There are 13,099 military, dependents, civilian employees and contractors on base.
The base is a census-designated place (CDP) and had a resident population of 1,222 at the 2010 census.
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