Columbus Air Force Base (CBM/KCBM) | military airbase, CDP - Census Designated Place, United States Air Force

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14th Flying Wing
37th Flying Training Squadron (conducts primary flight training in the Cessna T-37B "Tweet."
41st Flying Training Squadron (conducts primary flight training in the Cessna T-37B "Tweet."
43rd Flying Training Squadron (The 43rd Flying Training Squadron administers and executes the AETC/AFRC Associate Instructor Pilot (IP) Program and provides Active Guard Reserve (AGR) and Traditional Reserve (TR) IPs to augment the cadre of active duty pilots conducting pilot training. During wartime, or in the event of hostilities, the unit is mobilized to offset anticipated losses of experienced active duty pilot contributions to the instructor pilot training programs).
48th Flying Training Squadron (Students learn air refueling procedures, tactical navigation, airdrop and advanced navigation, with an emphasis on crew resource management).
50th Flying Training Squadron (The advanced phase of undergraduate pilot training is conducted by the 50th Flying Training Squadron. This phase consists of 110 hours of flight instruction in the Northrop T-38C. Training includes advanced aircraft handling, tactical navigation, fluid maneuvering and an increased emphasis in two- and four-ship formation. At the completion of training, the graduate is awarded the aeronautical rating of pilot).

Runway 13C/31C
Dimensions: 12000 x 300 ft. / 3658 x 91 m

Runway 13L/31R
Dimensions: 8000 x 150 ft. / 2438 x 46 m

Runway 13R/31L
Dimensions: 6300 x 175 ft. / 1920 x 53 m

Columbus AFB had a population of 1,373 in 2010.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   33°38'18"N   88°26'59"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago