Hickam Air Force Base
United States Air Force base at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam. The installation merged in 2010 with Naval Station Pearl Harbor to become part of the newly formed Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. The base neighbors Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and currently shares runways with the airport for its activities and operations.
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Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States of America | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°19′07″N 157°55′21″W | ||||||||||||||||
Type | US Air Force Base | ||||||||||||||||
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Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||||||||||
Website | www.hickam.af.mil | ||||||||||||||||
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Built | 1938 (1938) (as Hickam Field) | ||||||||||||||||
In use | 1938 – 2010 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||
Fate | Merged in 2010 to become an element of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam | ||||||||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: HIK, ICAO: PHIK, FAA LID: HIK | ||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 3.9 metres (13 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||||||
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Airfield shared with Honolulu International Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Official name | Hickam Field | ||||||||||||||||
Designated | 16 September 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 85002725 | ||||||||||||||||
Periods of significance | 1925–1949 | ||||||||||||||||
Areas of significance | Military | ||||||||||||||||
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