Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station

Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station
Part of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG)
Located at: Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania
USAF Reserve 758 AS C-130H, AF Ser. No. 78-0813
PA Air National Guard 171 ARW KC-135Q, AF Ser. No. 58-0117 (upgraded to KC-135T) with 1 FW F-15C from Langley AFB, VA
Coordinates	40°29′40.49″N 080°12′55.71″W / 40.4945806°N 80.2154750°W / 40.4945806; -80.2154750 (Pittsburgh ARS)
Type	Air Reserve Station
Site information
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Site history
Built	1944
In use	1944–present
Garrison information
Garrison	911th Airlift Wing  171st Air Refueling Wing

Airfield information
IATA: PIT ICAO: KPIT FAA LID: PIT
Summary
Elevation AMSL	1,204 ft / 367 m
Coordinates	40°29′40″N 080°12′55″W / 40.49444°N 80.21528°W / 40.49444; -80.21528Coordinates: 40°29′40″N 080°12′55″W / 40.49444°N 80.21528°W / 40.49444; -80.21528
Map
KPIT Location of Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10R/28L 11,500 3,505 Concrete 10L/28R 10,502 3,201 Asphalt/Concrete 10C/28C 9,708 2,959 Asphalt/Concrete 14/32 8,101 2,469 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 60 18 Concrete

Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station is a United States Air Force base, located at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania. It is located 12.1 miles (19.5 km) west-northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh IAP ARS is the home station of the Air Force Reserve Command's (AFRC) 911th Airlift Wing (911 AW). The 911 AW is part of the 22nd Air Force, and its 758th Airlift Squadron flies the C-130H2 Hercules transport. It includes approximately 1,220 Air Force Reserve members. The unit employs approximately 320 civilians, including more than 180 Air Reserve Technicians (ART) holding dual civilian and military positions. If mobilization occurs, 911 AW units deploy as part of the Air Mobility Command. The 911 AW hosts an average of 20 military flight operations per day in its role as host to the region's defense center.

The 171st Air Refueling Wing (171 ARW) of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard on the airport's southwestern side is also an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained organization and operates sixteen KC-135T Stratotanker air refueling aircraft, providing air refueling and air mobility/strategic airlift services worldwide. The 171 ARW is one of three flying wings in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and has over 400 full-time staff, consisting of Active Guard and Reserve (AGR), dual civilian-military status Air Reserve Technicians (ART) and other USAF civilians, as well as over 1,000 "traditional" part-time Air National Guard personnel.