Availability and Condition of Land Facilities and
Associated Airspace
- Base operates 3 runways (6,300, 8000’, and 12000’ in length)
- Base housing in the process of renovation, 202 new units; $24 Million
- New corrosion control facility
- 34,000 square miles of airspace (Military Operating Areas) in Mississippi,
Alabama, and Tennessee
- Newest Radar Approach Control facility in the Air Force (opening March
2004)
- Used by Mississippi Wing of the Civil Air Patrol to support Homeland
Security Missions
- Weather conditions ideal for training pilots due to diverse conditions
for actual vs. simulated training
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