Goldwater Air National Guard Base

Goldwater Air National Guard Base
Phoenix, Arizona in United States
A KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard taking off at Goldwater ANGB.
Goldwater ANGB Location in the United States
Coordinates	33°25′29.98″N 112°0′45.47″W / 33.4249944°N 112.0126306°W / 33.4249944; -112.0126306 (Sky Harbor ANGB)
Type	Air National Guard Base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force (USAF)
Controlled by	Arizona Air National Guard (ANG)
Condition	Operational
Website	www.161arw.ang.af.mil
Site history
Built	1949 (1949)
In use	1949 – present
Garrison information
Garrison	161st Air Refueling Wing (host)
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX, WMO: 722780
Elevation	345.9 metres (1,135 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 8/26 3,501.8 metres (11,489 ft) concrete 7L/25R 3,139.4 metres (10,300 ft) concrete 7R/25L 2,377.4 metres (7,800 ft) concrete
Airfield shared with Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Goldwater Air National Guard Base, formerly Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base,^[2] is a facility of the United States Air National Guard that exists adjacent to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. It was built as the result of a 99-year lease in 1949, and was rebuilt in the 1990s to accommodate the creation of a third runway at the airport.^[3]

On December 9, 2016, the Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base was renamed Goldwater Air National Guard Base in honor of former United States Senator from Arizona and former Arizona Air National Guard member, Barry Goldwater.^[2]

The Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing is based at Goldwater Air National Guard Base.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency