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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Dayton, United States

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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Dayton, United States
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Historic U.S. Air Force base and aviation research hub.

Opened
1917
Location
Dayton, United States
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation located near Dayton, Ohio. It is home to Air Force Materiel Command and serves as one of the largest and most diverse bases in the Air Force, with a workforce exceeding 30,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel. The base has deep historical ties to aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright, whose early flight experiments took place on the adjacent Huffman Prairie. It also hosts the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum.
Terminals
Wright-Patterson is a military installation and does not operate commercial passenger terminals; access is restricted to authorized military and government personnel.
Getting to & from
The base is accessible by road via Interstate 675 and U.S. Route 35, located approximately 10 miles northeast of downtown Dayton.
Airlines here
No commercial airlines operate from Wright-Patterson; the base supports military airlift and government flight operations exclusively.
Notable facts
  • ›Home to Air Force Materiel Command, the primary Air Force logistics and research command.
  • ›The National Museum of the United States Air Force, open to the public, is located on the base.
  • ›Huffman Prairie Flying Field, where the Wright Brothers refined powered flight, is preserved on the base.
  • ›The base was formed by merging Wright Field and Patterson Field in 1948.
  • ›It hosts the Air Force Research Laboratory, a leading center for aerospace research and development.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) 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 about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Dayton; Wright Field is about 8.0 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Dayton.

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