Joint Base Andrews
United States military facility and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland
Joint Base Andrews (JBA) (IATA: ADW, ICAO: KADW, FAA LID: ADW) is a United States military facility in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the United States Air Force (USAF) 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW).[2] The base was created in 2009, when Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington were merged.
| Joint Base Andrews | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Springs, Maryland in the United States of America | |||||||||
 Boeing VC-25A, widely known as Air Force One when the President is on board, of the 89th Airlift Wing based at JB Andrews. | |||||||||
 Motto: America's Airfield | |||||||||
  JB Andrews Location in the United States | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°48′39″N 076°52′01″W / 38.81083°N 76.86694°W | ||||||||
| Type | US military Joint Base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942 (as Camp Springs Air Base) | ||||||||
| In use | 2009 – present (as Joint Base) | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Andrew M. Purath | ||||||||
| Garrison | 316th Wing (Host) | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: ADW, ICAO: KADW, FAA LID: ADW, WMO: 745940 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 85.3 metres (280 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||
References
change- ↑ "Airport Diagram – Joint Base Andrews (KADW)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ Officials unveil Joint Base Andrews
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