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Pope Field | |||||||||
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Pope Army Airfield | |||||||||
Part of Fort Liberty | |||||||||
Near Fayetteville, North Carolina in the United States of America | |||||||||
![]() Soldiers from the US Army 82nd Airborne Division prepare for a mass parachute jump from US Air Force C-130J Hercules during an exercise at Pope Field in 2013. | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°10′15″N 79°00′52″W / 35.17083°N 79.01444°W | ||||||||
Type | US Army Air Field | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Army / US Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | US Army / Air Mobility Command | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Website | www.pope.af.mil | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1919 | ||||||||
In use | 1919 – present | ||||||||
Events | Green Ramp disaster (1994) | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
Garrison | 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group (USAF) | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: POB, ICAO: KPOB, FAA LID: POB, WMO: 723030 | ||||||||
Elevation | 66.4 metres (218 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Pope Field (IATA: POB, ICAO: KPOB, FAA LID: POB) is a U.S. military facility located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.[2] Formerly known as Pope Air Force Base, the facility is now operated by the U.S. Air Force via a memorandum of agreement (MOA) and an interservices support agreement (ISSA) with the U.S. Army as part of Fort Liberty.[3][4][5]
Pope Air Force Base becomes Pope Field, an Army operated facility supporting Air Force operations
Pope Air Force Base became Pope Field March 1
Pope Air Force Base officially reverted to its former name and role as Fort Bragg's Pope Field.