Tyndall Air Force Base

Tyndall Air Force Base
Near Panama City, Florida in the United States of America
The first operational F-22A Raptor flies over Tyndall AFB on its delivery flight during 2003.
The first operational F-22A Raptor flies over Tyndall AFB on its delivery flight during 2003.
Tyndall AFB is located in North America
Tyndall AFB
Tyndall AFB
Tyndall AFB is located in the United States
Tyndall AFB
Tyndall AFB
Tyndall AFB is located in Florida
Tyndall AFB
Tyndall AFB
Tyndall AFB is located in North Atlantic
Tyndall AFB
Tyndall AFB
Coordinates30°04′43″N 085°34′35″W / 30.07861°N 85.57639°W / 30.07861; -85.57639
TypeUS Air Force Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Combat Command (ACC)
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.tyndall.af.mil
Site history
Built1941 (1941) (as Tyndall Field)
In use1941–present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Chris Bergtholdt
Garrison
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: PAM, ICAO: KPAM, FAA LID: PAM, WMO: 747750
Elevation5.1 metres (17 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
14R/32L 3,082.4 metres (10,113 ft) Concrete
14L/32R 3,050.4 metres (10,008 ft) Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Tyndall Air Force Base (IATA: PAM, ICAO: KPAM, FAA LID: PAM) is a United States Air Force Base located 12 miles (19 km) east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 FW) of the Air Combat Command (ACC). The base hosts 2,902 active duty members.[2] In October 2018, Hurricane Michael caused significant damage to the base.[3]

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Tyndall AFB (KPAM)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Tyndall AFB | Base Overview & Info | MilitaryINSTALLATIONS". installations.militaryonesource.mil. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ "As climate change worsens, military eyes base of the future on Gulf Coast". Washington Post. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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