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(Redirected from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi (CDP)) US Air Force base near Columbus, Mississippi, United States Not to be confused with Columbus Air Force. For the census-designated place, see Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi (CDP).

Columbus Air Force Base

Near Columbus, Mississippi in United States of America

Northrop T-38C formation from the 50th Flying Training Squadron based at Columbus AFB.

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Coordinates

33°38′09″N 88°26′27″W / 33.63583°N 88.44083°W / 33.63583; -88.44083

Type

US Air Force Base

Site information

Owner

Department of Defense

Operator

US Air Force

Controlled by

Air Education and Training Command (AETC)

Condition

Operational

Website

www.columbus.af.mil

Site history

Built

1941 (1941)

In use

1941–1946 and 1950 – present

Garrison information

Garrison

14th Flying Training Wing

Airfield information

Identifiers

IATA: CBM, ICAO: KCBM, FAA LID: CBM, WMO: 723306

Elevation

66 m (218 ft) AMSL

Runways
Direction	Length and surface
13C/31C	3,659 m (12,004 ft) Concrete
13L/31R	2,439 m (8,001 ft) Concrete
13R/31L	1,930 m (6,320 ft) Concrete

Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Columbus Air Force Base (IATA: CBM, ICAO: KCBM, FAA LID: CBM) is a United States Air Force base located in Columbus, Mississippi. The host unit at Columbus AFB is the 14th Flying Training Wing (14 FTW), which is a part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC).

The residential portion of the base is a census-designated place, with a population of 1,604 at the 2020 census.

Base history

Columbus Air Force Base (AFB) was established in 1941, after the US War Department authorized a pilot training base near Columbus, Mississippi. It was originally named Kaye Field, after World War I flying ace Samuel Kaye Jr., but confusion with nearby Key Field in Meridian, Mississippi led to it being renamed as Columbus Army Flying School. The base was deactivated after the end of World War II, but was reactivated four years later with the beginning of the Korean War.

In 1955, Columbus AFB was transferred to Strategic Air Command (SAC) and was occupied by the 4228th Strategic Wing, which later became the 454th Bombardment Wing. In 1969, Columbus AFB was transferred back to Air Training Command, and was occupied by the 3650th Pilot Training Wing, which became the 14th Flying Training Wing in 1972.

Based units

Flying and notable non-flying units based at Columbus Air Force Base.

Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Columbus, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.

United States Air Force

Air Education and Training Command (AETC)

Nineteenth Air Force
- 14th Flying Training Wing
  - 14th Comptroller Squadron
  - 14th Operations Group
    - 14th Operations Support Squadron
    - 14th Student Squadron
    - 37th Flying Training Squadron – T-6A Texan II
    - 41st Flying Training Squadron – T-6A Texan II
    - 43rd Flying Training Squadron
    - 48th Flying Training Squadron – T-1A Jayhawk
    - 49th Fighter Training Squadron – T-38C Talon
    - 50th Flying Training Squadron – T-38C Talon
  - 14th Mission Support Group
    - 14th Civil Engineering Squadron
    - 14th Communications Squadron
    - 14th Contracting Squadron
    - 14th Force Support Squadron
    - 14th Logistics Readiness Squadron
    - 14th Security Forces Squadron
  - 14th Medical Group
    - 14th Medical Operations Squadron
    - 14th Medical Support Squadron

Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)

Tenth Air Force
- 340th Flying Training Group
  - 43rd Flying Training Squadron (GSU) – T-1A Jayhawk, T-6A Texan II

Demographics

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States

Columbus Air Force Base CDP
Census-designated place

Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lowndes
Elevation	200 ft (60 m)
Population
• Total	1,604
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	2402790

Columbus Air Force Base CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) and the official name for an area covering the residential population of the Columbus Air Force Base, in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2008. The population at the 2020 census was 1,604.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,373	—
2020	1,604	16.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020

2020 census

**Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,016	1,128	74.00%	70.32%
Black or African American alone (NH)	154	121	11.22%	7.54%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	6	0.15%	0.37%
Asian alone (NH)	46	84	3.35%	5.24%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	20	4	1.46%	0.25%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	3	9	0.22%	0.56%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	32	103	2.33%	6.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	149	7.28%	9.29%
Total	1,373	1,604	100.00%	100.00%

References

"Airport Data– Columbus AFB (CBM)". Federal Aviation Administration. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
^ "Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "Columbus Air Force Base History". US Air Force. October 5, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
"14th Comptroller Squadron". Columbus Air Force Base. US Air Force. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
"14th Operations Group". US Air Force. October 11, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
"14th Mission Support Group". US Air Force. June 27, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
"14th Medical Group". Air Force Medical Service. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
"43rd Flying Training Squadron (AFRC)". 340th Flying Training Group. US Air Force. November 29, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ "Columbus Air Force Base Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.

External links

Official website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States
County seat: Columbus
City	Columbus	Map of Mississippi highlighting Lowndes County
Towns	Artesia Caledonia Crawford
CDPs	Columbus AFB New Hope
Unincorporated communities	Bent Oak Billups Flint Hill Forreston Kolola Springs Mayhew McCrary Penns Plum Grove Steens Trinity Wells Whitebury Woodlawn
Ghost towns	Moores Bluff Nashville Plymouth
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Military installations in Mississippi

Army

Camp	Camp Shelby

Air Force

Base	Columbus Keesler

Navy

Base	Naval Station Pascagoula (closed) Naval Construction Battalion Center
Command	Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Air Station	Naval Air Station Meridian

Coast Guard

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