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Osan AB

Osan Air Base
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Part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)
Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
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American 51st Fighter Wing's F-16C Fighting Falcons and A-10A Thunderbolt IIs flying over Osan Air Base in June 2009.
Osan AB is located in South Korea
Osan AB
Osan AB
Location of Osan Air Base, South Korea
Coordinates 37°05′26″N 127°01′47″E / 37.09056°N 127.02972°E / 37.09056; 127.02972 (Osan AB)Coordinates: 37°05′26″N 127°01′47″E / 37.09056°N 127.02972°E / 37.09056; 127.02972 (Osan AB)
Site information
Owner  United States of America
Controlled by  United States Air Force
Roundel of the Republic of Korea Air Force.svg ROK Air Force
Site history
Built 1952
In use 1952–present
Garrison information
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51st Fighter Wing (USAF)
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL 40 ft / 12 m
Website www.osan.af.mil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 9,004 2,744 Concrete
Source: DAFIF

Osan Air Base (K-55; Korean: 오산공군기지; Hanja: 烏山空軍基地), is a United States Air Force base located near Songtan Station in the county of Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 64 km (40 mi) south of Seoul. Despite its name, Osan AB is not within Osan City, which is 7.5 km (4.7 mi) to the north. The base is the home of the Pacific Air Forces' 51st Fighter Wing, and a number of tenant units, including the headquarters for Seventh Air Force. The base is also the headquarters of the ROK Air Force Operations Command. Osan Air Base is also the departure and arrival point for U.S. government-contracted "Patriot Express" flights bringing service members and their family members to South Korea from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the U.S. state of Washington, Misawa Air Base and Yokota Air Base in Japan.

As the most forward deployed permanently based wing in the Air Force, and equipped with A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons, the 51st Fighter Wing is charged with executing combat operations, receiving follow-on forces and defending the base from attack. As the air component to United States Forces Korea and Combined Forces Command, 7th Air Force provides the command and control structures and personnel necessary to deliver precise, persistent, combined air and space power in defense of the Republic of Korea.


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