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Sioux City Air National Guard Base
Iowa Air National Guard base in Sioux City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the civil use of this facility, see Sioux Gateway Airport.
Sioux City Air National Guard Base is an Iowa Air National Guard base, located at Sioux Gateway Airport It is located 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south-southeast of Sioux City, Iowa. On 25 May 2002, the airport was named "Colonel Bud Day Field" in honor of United States Air Force Colonel George Everette "Bud" Day, a Sioux City, Iowa native and is the only person ever awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Air Force Cross.
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Sioux City Air National Guard Base | |||||||||
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Near Sergeant Bluff, Iowa in United States | |||||||||
![]() Several KC-135R Stratotankers assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard parked on the ramp at Sioux City ANGB. | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°23′54″N 096°22′19″W | ||||||||
Type | Air National Guard Base | ||||||||
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Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||||
Controlled by | Iowa Air National Guard (ANG) | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1942 (1942) (as Sioux City Army Air Base) | ||||||||
In use | 1942–1945 and 1946–present | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
Garrison | 185th Air Refueling Wing (host) | ||||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: SUX, ICAO: KSUX, FAA LID: SUX, WMO: 725570 | ||||||||
Elevation | 334.6 metres (1,098 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Airfield shared with Sioux Gateway Airport (Brigadier General Day Field).[1] |
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