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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) (IATA: FFO, ICAO: KFFO, FAA LID: FFO) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot. Patterson Field is…

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Department of Defense
Built
1917 (1917)
Condition
Operational
Controlled by
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Current commander
Colonel Dustin C. Richards
Elevation
250.8 metres (823 ft) AMSL

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related to External links · 149
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Administration Building No, Aero Medical Laboratory, Air Force Supply Warehouse, Aircraft Assembly Hangar, Aircraft Parts Warehouse, Aircraft Radio Laboratory, Archived, Area, Armament Laboratory, Audio-Visual Laboratory, August, Brick Officers' Quarters, Building, Buildings, Central Heating Plant, Centrifuge Building, Contrails, Dayton, Dynamometer Storage Building, Emergency Power Plant
related to USAF base · 46
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Aeronautics, Aerospace Medical Laboratory, Air Engineering Development Division, Air Force Technical Base, Air Research, All-Altitude Speed Course, Area, Baltimore, By, Development Command, Divisions, Ed White, February, Flight Test, Headquarters, In, January, June, May, Mercury
related to Wright and Patterson fields · 35
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Aborateum, Aero Squadron, Areas, At, Dayton, Fairfield Air Depot, First Lieutenant Patterson, Frank, Havilland DH, Huffman Dam, Huffman Prairie Flying Field, John, July, Lieutenant Frank Stuart Patterson, Lt, Materiel Division, McCook Field, Mitchell Trophy Race, National Cash Register, October
related to Geography · 16
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Area, Bath Township, Beavercreek Township, CDP, Greene County, Information System, Montgomery County, National Museum, Patterson Field, Riverside, The, The CDP, The USGS Geographic Names, United States Air Force, Wood City, Wright Field
related to history · 13
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Adena, Aircraft, Aviation, Huffman Prairie, Orville Wright, Prehistoric Indian, Street, Their, Wilbur, Wright Brothers Memorial, Wright Company School, Wright Flyer III, Wright-Patterson
related to Based units · 5
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Flying, Geographically Separate Units, GSU, Units, Wright-Patterson
Events · 2
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Dayton Agreement (1995), US Air Force Marathon (1997 – present)
Built · 1
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → 1917 (1917)
Condition · 1
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Operational
Controlled by · 1
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base → Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)

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Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseBuilt1917 (1917)1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseConditionOperational1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseControlled byAir Force Materiel Command (AFMC)1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseCurrent commanderColonel Dustin C. Richards1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseElevation250.8 metres (823 ft) AMSL1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseEventsDayton Agreement (1995)1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseEventsUS Air Force Marathon (1997 – present)1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseGarrison88th Air Base Wing (Host)1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseIdentifiersIATA: FFO, ICAO: KFFO, FAA LID: FFO, WMO: 7457001.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseIn use1917 – present1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseOperatorUS Air Force1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseOwnerDepartment of Defense1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseRunwaysRunways Direction Length and surface 5L/23R 3,840.4 metres (12,600 ft) Porous European Mix 5R/23L 2,133.6 metres (7,000 ft) Asphalt1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseTypeUS Air Force Base1.00infobox
Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseWebsitewww.wpafb.af.mil1.00infobox

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