Offutt Field

Offutt Air Force Base
Part of Air Combat Command (ACC)
Located near: Omaha, Nebraska Bellevue, Nebraska
Offutt Air Force Base
Coordinates	41°07′10″N 095°54′31″W / 41.11944°N 95.90861°W / 41.11944; -95.90861 (Offutt AFB)
Site information
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Site history
Built	1918
In use	1948–present

Airfield information
IATA: OFF ICAO: KOFF FAA LID: OFF
Summary
Elevation AMSL	1,052 ft / 321 m
Coordinates	41°07′10″N 095°54′31″W / 41.11944°N 95.90861°W / 41.11944; -95.90861Coordinates: 41°07′10″N 095°54′31″W / 41.11944°N 95.90861°W / 41.11944; -95.90861
Website	www.offutt.af.mil
Map
KOFF Location of Offutt Air Force Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 11,700 3,566 Concrete

Offutt AFB, Nebraska
CDP
Location of Offutt AFB, Nebraska
U.S. Census Map
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Sarpy
Area
• Total	4.3 sq mi (11 km2)
• Land	4.2 sq mi (11 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	988 ft (301 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	8,901
• Density	2,100/sq mi (800/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	31-35945
GNIS feature ID	0837659

Offutt Air Force Base /ˈʌfæt/ (IATA: OFF, ICAO: KOFF, FAA LID: OFF) is a U.S. Air Force installation near Omaha, and lies adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the Air Force Weather Agency, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), the latter serving as the host unit.

Aviation use at Offutt began in September 1918 during World War I as an Army Air Service balloon field. It was renamed in honor of World War I pilot and Omaha native 1st Lt. Jarvis Offutt in 1924.

Offutt AFB's legacy includes the construction of the first two bombers to drop atomic bombs and over 40 years as the headquarters for the former Strategic Air Command (SAC) and home for its associated ground and aerial command centers for the U.S. in case of nuclear war during the Cold War. The population was 8,901 at the 2000 census.