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85-558: Buckley Space Force Base ( IATA : BFK , ICAO : KBKF , FAA LID : BKF ) is a United States Space Force base in Aurora, Colorado named after United States Army Air Service First Lieutenant John Harold Buckley. The base is run by Space Base Delta 2 , with major units including the U.S. Space Force's Space Delta 4 (flies the Defense Support Program and Space-Based Infrared System constellations from Buckley SFB and commands

170-571: A World War I pilot from Longmont, Colorado , who flew with the 28th Aero Squadron and was killed in a mid air collision on 27 September 1918 during the Meuse–Argonne offensive . Prior to the United States' entry into World War II , the War Department assigned Buckley Field as an Army Air Corps Technical School to train an additional 55,000 airmen per year in anticipation of its entry into

255-550: A new airport is built, replacing the old one, leaving the city's new "major" airport (or the only remaining airport) code to no longer correspond with the city's name. The original airport in Nashville, Tennessee, was built in 1936 as part of the Works Progress Administration and called Berry Field with the designation, BNA. A new facility known as Nashville International Airport was built in 1987 but still uses BNA. This

340-511: A security and support (S&S) company, and an operational support airlift detachment including over 430 soldiers and 24 aircraft. Colorado Army National Guard units at Buckley Space Force Base include: United States Marine Corps units at Buckley Space Force base include Combat Logistics Battalion 453, Quebec Battery 5-14 Marines, Alpha Company, Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion, and Bravo Company, Marine Corps Forces Reserve Intelligence Support Battalion. Combat Logistics Battalion 453 (CLB 453)

425-445: A training base. In 1947, it became Naval Air Station Denver, serving as a reserve air station for the U.S. Navy. In 1961 it became Buckley Air National Guard Base, and had its first space mission in 1969. In 2000, it became Buckley Air Force Base under Air Force Space Command , before assuming its current name of Buckley Space Force Base in 2021. In 1938, the city of Denver purchased a 100-square mile area of land several miles east of

510-499: Is GSN and its IATA code is SPN, and some coincide with IATA codes of non-U.S. airports. Canada's unusual codes—which bear little to no similarity with any conventional abbreviation to the city's name—such as YUL in Montréal , and YYZ in Toronto , originated from the two-letter codes used to identify weather reporting stations in the 1930s. The letters preceding the two-letter code follow

595-528: Is a force provider to the Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado . The 544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group was re-established on Sept 27th, 2022 to delivers global, space-related information to national agencies and warfighting commands, provides policy guidance and functional assistance to assigned organizations, and develops mission-based facilities and communication. The 544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

680-474: Is a reserve logistics battalion under Combat Logistics Regiment 4 , 4th Marine Logistics Group , Marine Corps Reserve . Quebec Battery is a reserve artillery company that consists of forward observers, the fire direction center, and gun crews manning the M198 howitzer under 5th Battalion , 14th Marine Regiment , 4th Marine Division , Marine Corps Reserve . Company A, Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion 's mission

765-544: Is available. However, many railway administrations have their own list of codes for their stations, such as the list of Amtrak station codes . Airport codes arose out of the convenience that the practice brought pilots for location identification in the 1930s. Initially, pilots in the United States used the two-letter code from the National Weather Service (NWS) for identifying cities. This system became unmanageable for cities and towns without an NWS identifier, and

850-590: Is commanded by the Adjutant General of Colorado and consists of the Director of Joint Staff, Ground Forces Component Commander, Air Forces Component Commander, Space Forces Component Command, and commands and controls the Colorado Army National Guard , Colorado Air National Guard , and any other assigned forces. JFHQ-CO provides trained and equipped forces to accomplish federal and state missions, and on

935-403: Is composed of the following units at Buckley Space Force Base: [REDACTED] Space Delta 4 (DEL 4) Other units at Buckley Space Force base include Space Delta 6 's 64th Cyberspace Squadron and Space Delta 7 's Detachment 4, 71st Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron . The 64th Cyberspace Squadron is responsible for defensive cyber operations and Detachment 4, 71 ISRS

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1020-483: Is composed of the following units at Buckley Space Force Base: [REDACTED] 544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group The National Reconnaissance Office 's Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado (ADF–C) is a multi-mission ground station responsible for supporting worldwide defense operations and multi-agency collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination of intelligence information. It provides data to defense, intelligence, and civil agencies supporting

1105-748: Is composed of the following units at Buckley Space Force Base: [REDACTED] Space Base Delta 2 Space Delta 4 (DEL 4) is the United States Space Force's missile warning delta and the primary unit at Buckley Space Force Base under Space Operations Command . It was formed from the 460th Operations Group , which managed space-based missile warning satellites, and the 21st Operations Group 's ground-based missile warning radars in 2020. Space Delta 4 consists of eight squadrons, one detachment, and one operating location. Four of these are located at Buckley Space Force Base. The 2nd Space Warning Squadron (2 SWS) and 11th Space Warning Squadron (11 SWS) fly

1190-518: Is different from the name in English, yet the airport code represents only the English name. Examples include: Due to scarcity of codes, some airports are given codes with letters not found in their names: The use of 'X' as a filler letter is a practice to create three-letter identifiers when more straightforward options were unavailable: Some airports in the United States retained their NWS ( National Weather Service ) codes and simply appended an X at

1275-1098: Is divided into two squadrons. The 460th Medical Group is responsible for providing military medicine support, including primary care , flight and operational medicine , dentistry , mental health , public health , physical therapy , optometry , bioenvironmental engineering , medical laboratory , radiology , immunizations , and pharmacy medical support. The 460th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (460 OMRS) includes six flights: Operational Medicine Flight (Flight Medicine Clinic and Warrior Medicine Clinic), Public Health Flight (including Health Promotions), Bioenvironmental Flight, Optometry Flight, Dental Flight, and Mental Health Flight. The 460th Healthcare Operations Squadron (460 HCOS) consists of seven flights: Family Health Flight (Dependent Care Clinic, Pediatric Clinic, Women's Health Clinic, Radiology, Immunizations, and Physical Therapy), Medical Laboratory Flight, Pharmacy Flight, TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration Flight, Medical Logistics Flight, Resource Management Flight, and Medical Information Systems Flight. Space Base Delta 2

1360-532: Is estimated to contribute $ 1 billion annually to the local economy. Space Base Delta 2 is responsible for providing base operating support through security, civil engineer, military/civilian personnel, base services, contracting and logistics functions to 93,000 military, civilian, contractor, retiree, veteran and family members at Buckley Space Force Base along with the bases tenant units in the Front Range area defense community. The 460th Contracting Flight (460 CONF)

1445-400: Is headquartered at Buckley Space Force Base. The 710th Operations Group consists of the 380th Space Control Squadron (380 SPCS), the reserve associate unit to the 16th Space Control Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base under Space Delta 3 , the 42nd Combat Training Squadron (42 CTS), the reserve associate unit for the 319th Combat Training Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base under

1530-513: Is in conjunction to rules aimed to avoid confusion that seem to apply in the United States, which state that "the first and second letters or second and third letters of an identifier may not be duplicated with less than 200 nautical miles separation." Thus, Washington, D.C. area's three airports all have radically different codes: IAD for Washington–Dulles , DCA for Washington–Reagan (District of Columbia Airport), and BWI for Baltimore (Baltimore–Washington International, formerly BAL). Since HOU

1615-532: Is not followed outside the United States: In addition, since three letter codes starting with Q are widely used in radio communication, cities whose name begins with "Q" also had to find alternate codes, as in the case of: IATA codes should not be confused with the FAA identifiers of U.S. airports. Most FAA identifiers agree with the corresponding IATA codes, but some do not, such as Saipan , whose FAA identifier

1700-535: Is responsible for military acquisitions , and is divided into three sub-flights: Infrastructure Support, Base Operation Support, and Plans and Programs. The 460th Security Forces Squadron (460 SFS) is responsible for providing base security , law enforcement , and force protection . The 460th Force Support Squadron (460 FSS) is responsible for military personnel support , manpower management , professional military education support , military and family readiness support, and professional enhancement services, as well as

1785-582: Is responsible for military communications . Space Delta 4 units not at Buckley Space Force Base include the AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radars operated by the 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS) at Cape Cod Space Force Station , 7th Space Warning Squadron (7 SWS) at Beale Air Force Base , 12th Space Warning Squadron at Pituffik Space Base , 13th Space Warning Squadron (13 SWS) at Clear Air Force Station , and Operating Location–Fylingdales (OL-F) at RAF Fylingdales and

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1870-595: Is responsible for providing intelligence analysis and support to all Space Delta 4 units. Other Space Force units at Buckley Space Force base include: The 140th Wing (140 WG) is the primary unit of the Colorado Air National Guard , consisting of five groups, with four being located at Buckley Space Force Base. The 140th Wing consist of 1600 personnel that fall under three Air Force major commands and Space Force field that provide with fighter, space-based early missile warning and support forces. It consist of

1955-547: Is to provide trained, deployable Marines to support operations at Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado. The Company maintains personnel readiness to augment Radio Battalions or other operational deployments as required. Bravo Company, Intelligence Support Battalion , Marine Forces Reserve provides task-organized detachments of intelligence personnel to augment active component elements, joint commands, and national agencies. Marine Corps units at Buckley Space Force base include: United States Navy units at Buckley Space Force Base include

2040-416: Is used for William P. Hobby Airport , the new Houston–Intercontinental became IAH. The code BKK was originally assigned to Bangkok–Don Mueang and was later transferred to Suvarnabhumi Airport , while the former adopted DMK. The code ISK was originally assigned to Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik's old airport) and later on transferred to Ozar Airport (Nashik's current airport). Shanghai–Hongqiao retained

2125-466: The 21st Space Wing . Following the establishment of the United States Space Force , the 460th Space Wing and Buckley Air Force Base's administration transferred from Air Force Space Command to the new service. On 24 July 2020, the 460th Space Wing was inactivated. Base administration was transitioned to Buckley Garrison and the 460th Operations Group became Space Delta 4 , combining

2210-561: The 451st Strategic Missile Wing 's HGM-25A Titan I intercontinental ballistic missiles at Lowry Air Force Base. The replacement of the Titan I with the LGM-25C Titan II and LGM-30 Minuteman resulted in the deactivation of the Titan I silos in 1965. In April 1968, the 14th Tactical Fighter Wing became the first Air National Guard unit to be sent to a combat zone since World War II, deploying to Phan Rang Air Base through April 1969 as part of

2295-579: The 821st Space Group to manage support in Denver and consolidate the space warning mission (which had been conducted by the 2nd Space Warning Squadron at Buckley). Following the activation of the 821st Space Group in 1996, the space mission at Buckley grew considerably. On 1 October 2000, the Department of the Air Force renamed the base to Buckley Air Force Base and assigned it to Air Force Space Command , with

2380-713: The AN/FPQ-16 Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System operated by the 10th Space Warning Squadron (10 SWS) at Cavalier Space Force Station . The 13th Space Warning Squadron also supports the operation of the AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane at Eareckson Air Station , and both the 7th Space Warning Squadron and 13th Space Warning Squadron support the Missile Defense Agency 's Long Range Discrimination Radar at Clear Space Force Station . Space Delta 4

2465-561: The Canadian transcontinental railroads were built, each station was assigned its own two-letter Morse code : When the Canadian government established airports, it used the existing railway codes for them as well. If the airport had a weather station, authorities added a "Y" to the front of the code, meaning "Yes" to indicate it had a weather station or some other letter to indicate it did not. When international codes were created in cooperation with

2550-492: The Defense Support Program and Space-Based Infrared System constellations from Buckley Space Force Base, and are responsible for providing missile warning , missile defense , battlespace awareness , and technical intelligence . The 460th Operations Support Squadron (460 OSS) is responsible for providing operational training and certification , tactics development , engineering support , and crew force management for all Space Delta 4 units, while Detachment 1 (DEL 4, DET 1)

2635-497: The Defense Support Program 's Mobile Ground Station and is gained by Space Operations Command . The 140th Wing is composed of the following units at Buckley Space Force Base: [REDACTED] 140th Wing The Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) is a major command direct reporting unit to Air Force Reserve Command and provides support to both the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard . It consists of four directorates:

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2720-542: The Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) , the 4th Space Warning Squadron (4 SWS), the reserve associate unit for the 11th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Space Force Base under Space Delta 4 flying the Space-Based Infrared System , the 8th Space Warning Squadron (8 SWS), the reserve associate unit for the 2nd Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Space Force Base under Space Delta 4 flying

2805-553: The Space-Based Infrared System , and the 710th Operations Support Flight (710 OSF) which is composed of 4 flights that provide instructor training, mission qualification training, advanced training, crew force management, weapons and tactics training and comprehensive intel support for all 710th Operations Group units. The 710th Operations Group is composed of the following units at Buckley Space Force Base: [REDACTED] 710th Operations Group The 544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group , part of Air Combat Command ,

2890-635: The Vietnam War . In spring 1969, the United States Air Force began development on the Defense Support Program ground station, beginning Buckley's space history. The first DSP satellites were launched in November 1970 and the ground station began operations in 1971. The 140th Tactical Fighter Wing transitioned to the LTV A-7 Corsair II in 1973, and in 1992, the 140th Tactical Fighter Wing became

2975-711: The 140th Fighter Wing and began transitioning to the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon . It later became the 140th Wing in 1955. In December 2001, a new Defense Support Program and Space-Based Infrared System ground station was activated. After the end of the Cold War , the United States Congress' Base Realignment and Closure committees directed the closure of Lowry Air Force Base in 1991 and Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in 1995. In 1996, Air Force Space Command 's 21st Space Wing activated

3060-727: The 140th Fighter–Bomber Wing activated the Minute Men Air National Guard demonstration team, originally flying F-80 Shooting Stars, but later transitioning to the North American F-86 Sabre . In 1957, a radar detection site administered by the 138th Air Control and Warning Squadron was established. In June 1959, the Department of the Navy planned to close thirty Naval Air Reserve stations as part of budget cutting measures, including Naval Air Station Denver. On 18 April 1960,

3145-409: The 140th MDS also conducts Air Transportable Hospital mission taskings and flight surgeon support to all wing deployments. Located at Greely Air National Guard Station, the 233rd Space Group (233 SG) consists of the 137th Space Warning Squadron (137 SWS), 233rd Space Communications Squadron (233 SCS), 233rd Security Forces Squadron (233 SFS), and 233rd Logistics Readiness Flight (233 LRF). It operates

3230-489: The 140th Operations Group, 140th Maintenance Group, 140th Mission Support Group, 140th Medical Group, and the 233rd Space Group (located at Greely Air National Guard Station). The 140th Operations Group (140 OG) is responsible for flying operations at Buckley Space Force Base and consists of the 120th Fighter Squadron (120 FS), which is equipped with the General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon , and

3315-721: The 140th Operations Support Squadron (140 OSS), which is responsible for airfield management, air traffic control , intelligence , flight records, current operations scheduling, training , control of the Airburst bombing range, weapons and tactics, plans and mobility, and weather forecasting and warning services. The 140th Operations Group is gained by Air Combat Command if activated. The 140th Maintenance Group (140 MXG) consist of two squadrons and one independent flight. The 140th Maintenance Operations Flight (140 MXOF) provides extensive maintenance analysis data, maintains oversight of wing plans, training, scheduling, and forms documentation for

3400-536: The 140th Wing. The 240th Civil Engineer Flight (240 CEF) consists of engineers, administration specialists, and fire fighters that design facilities, program, conduct wartime engineer resource management, and are gained by Pacific Air Forces if activated. The 140th Medical Group (140 MDG) consists of the 140th Medical Squadron (140 MS), which serves as a clinic in support of the 140th Wing by providing physical examinations, immunizations, bioenvironmental engineering, and occupational health management programs. In addition,

3485-472: The 821st Space Group responsible for operations. In 2001, the 460th Air Base Wing was activated to manage operations at the base and relieve pressure on the 21st Space Wing . The 821st Space Group was inactivated, while the operational space missions were still controlled by the 21st Space Wing . In 2004, the 460th Air Base Wing became the 460th Space Wing , assuming responsibility for the Defense Support Program and Space-Based Infrared System missions from

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3570-458: The 86th Fighter Wing was inactivated, transitioning responsibility for Air National Guard operations to the 140th Fighter Wing . The 140th Fighter Wing was redesignated several times, becoming the 140th Fighter–Bomber Wing in 1951, 140th Fighter–Interceptor Wing in 1955, and the 140th Air Defense Wing in 1957. The 140th Fighter–Bomber Wing briefly deployed to fly in the Korean War . In November 1953,

3655-670: The Buckley Space Force Base honor guard morale, welfare, and recreation programs for Buckley Space Force Base. The 460th Civil Engineer Squadron (460 CES) is responsible for installation engineering , military housing support, environmental engineering , and emergency services . The 460th Logistics Readiness Squadron (460 LRS) is responsible for providing all military logistics support, including vehicles management , traffic management , cargo movement , airlift operations , support agreements, deployment planning and execution , and bulk fuels. The 460th Medical Group (460 MDG)

3740-786: The Coast Guard. IATA airport code The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763, and it is administered by the IATA's headquarters in Montreal , Canada. The codes are published semi-annually in the IATA Airline Coding Directory. IATA provides codes for airport handling entities, and for certain railway stations. Alphabetical lists of airports sorted by IATA code are available. A list of railway station codes , shared in agreements between airlines and rail lines such as Amtrak , SNCF , and Deutsche Bahn ,

3825-689: The Directorate of Assignments (DPA), which facilities Air Force reserve developmental boards, the Directorate of Total Force Services (DPT), which processes retirements, evaluations, awards and decorations, and DD 214s, the Directorate of Future Operations and Integration (DPX) which is responsible for the internal communication systems that enable technicians to process personnel actions, and the Promotion Board Secretariat which conducts officer promotion boards. The 710th Operations Group (710 OG), part of Air Force Reserve Command 's 310th Space Wing

3910-599: The Fuels Management Flight, Resource Control Center, Materiel Management Flight, and the Readiness Flight. The 140th Security Forces Squadron (140 SFS) is responsible for the safety and security of assigned and transient aircraft, Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection programs and provides Combat Arms Training for all Air Expeditionary Forces assigned to the 140th Wing. The 140th Communications Flight (140 CF) provides communications and information capabilities supporting

3995-691: The Intelligence Community. The JOPC plans, tasks, monitors, and assesses OPIR operations and serves as the focal point for 24/7 OPIR reach back and customer support. The JOPC provides tailored support to each of the Combatant Commands (COCOMs) and partner Coalition operations centers including the Australian Space Operations Center (AUSSpOC), Canadian Space Operations Center (CANSpOC), and United Kingdom Space Operations Center (UKSpOC). Joint Force Headquarters-Colorado (JFHQ-CO)

4080-473: The Lowry Auxiliary Landing Field (" Lowry Field Number 2 ") "began on 5 May 1942" where armament training commenced 6 July 1942. Circa January 1943, Lowry's courses for "communications, engineering, armament and photography aviation cadets" transferred to Yale University which was the lead for contract facilities. On 31 July 1943, the new Western Training Training Command was activated. It

4165-699: The Navy Information Operations Command-Colorado and Navy Operations Support Center-Denver. The Navy Information Operations Command-Colorado was originally activated on 1 November 1995 as Naval Security Group Activity Denver and assumed its current name in December 2005 and is part of United States Fleet Cyber Command . The Navy Operations Support Center-Denver is descended from the original Naval Air Reserve Station–Denver mission. Navy units at Buckley Space Force base include: The United States Coast Guard Cryptologic Unit-Colorado (CGCU-Colorado)

4250-479: The Recruiting and Retention office for the Colorado Air National Guard . The 140th Civil Engineer Squadron (140 CES) has a dual mission of providing provide follow-on Prime Base Engineering Emergency Forces and supporting day to day operations of base facilities, as well as Environmental, Emergency Management and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) functions. The 140th Logistics Readiness Squadron (140 LRS) consists of

4335-774: The Space Force's missile warning forces), the Colorado Air National Guard 's 140th Wing (flies the F-16C Fighting Falcon ), the Denver Naval Operations Support Center , and the National Reconnaissance Office 's Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado . Buckley was established in 1938 by the United States Army Air Corps as Demolition Bombing Range–Lowry Auxiliary Field , before being renamed Buckley Field in 1941, serving as

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4420-599: The Sustainment Services Flight, responsible for lodging, food service, fitness and recreation, Color Guard, mortuary affairs and protocol services, the Manpower and Personnel Flight, responsible for services including military and dependent ID cards, education services and personnel support functions, the Airman and Family Readiness Flight, responsible for emergency assistance and deployment-related support and services, and

4505-482: The U.S. For example, several airports in Alaska have scheduled commercial service, such as Stebbins and Nanwalek , which use FAA codes instead of ICAO codes. Thus, neither system completely includes all airports with scheduled service. Some airports are identified in colloquial speech by their IATA code. Examples include LAX and JFK . Western Technical Training Command Western Technical Training Command

4590-553: The U.S. Government and its Allies. The Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center (JOPC) is a joint organization comprising National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the United States Space Command 's Combined Force Space Component Command personnel. The Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center conducts integrated mission management to optimize the OPIR enterprise for national-level decision makers, warfighters, and

4675-481: The United States, because "Y" was seldom used in the United States, Canada simply used the weather station codes for its airports, changing the "Y" to a "Z" if it conflicted with an airport code already in use. The result is that most major Canadian airport codes start with "Y" followed by two letters in the city's name (for example, YOW for O tta w a , YWG for W innipe g , YYC for C algar y , or YVR for V ancouve r ), whereas other Canadian airports append

4760-440: The airport itself instead of the city it serves, while another code is reserved which refers to the city itself which can be used to search for flights to any of its airports. For instance: Or using a code for the city in one of the major airports and then assigning another code to another airport: When different cities with the same name each have an airport, they need to be assigned different codes. Examples include: Sometimes,

4845-418: The airport's former name, such as Orlando International Airport 's MCO (for Mc C o y Air Force Base), or Chicago's O'Hare International Airport , which is coded ORD for its original name: Or char d Field. In rare cases, the code comes from the airport's unofficial name, such as Kahului Airport 's OGG (for local aviation pioneer Jimmy H ogg ). In large metropolitan areas, airport codes are often named after

4930-597: The base was transitioned to the United States Navy on 28 September 1947, becoming Naval Air Station Denver ( NAS–D ). The Colorado Air National Guard remained at the site, with its 86th Fighter Wing continuing flying operations. The 120th Fighter Squadron first flew the North American F-51 Mustang , before transitioning to the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star in 1953. On 31 October 1950,

5015-519: The base was turned over to the Department of the Air Force , becoming Buckley Air National Guard Base , the first stand-alone Air National Guard base in the United States Air Force . The United States Navy continued to maintain a Naval Air Reserve Center at the base. During the 1960s, development edged toward Buckley and the land of the air base was annexed to Aurora in 1965 and 1966. The 140th Air Defense Wing assumed responsibilities for

5100-542: The base would become inactive. In December 1946, the Colorado Air National Guard began to set up operations at the base. In 1946, the Department of the Navy issued a requirement for an inland Naval Air Reserve Station that could serve as a refueling stop for its aircraft, as well as a Naval Reserve station for sailors in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and parts of North and South Dakota and Nebraska. The first sailors were assigned to Buckley Field in December 1946, and

5185-657: The base. In 1961 the 140th Air Defense Wing became the 140th Tactical Fighter Wing, transitioning from the F-86 Sabre to the North American F-100 Super Sabre . In July 1966, Lowry Air Force Base was forced to cease all flying operations, resulting in Buckley Air National Guard Base the lone military airfield in the Denver area. Starting in July 1961, Buckley Air National Guard Base provided support for

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5270-703: The city and donated it to the United States War Department . The United States Army Air Corps used the Demolition Bombing Range–Lowry Auxiliary Field , or Lowry II, as a bombing range , auxiliary landing field, and ammunition depot to support operations from its training sites at Lowry Field . On 14 June 1941, the United States Army Air Forces renamed the base Buckley Field in honor of United States Army Air Service First Lieutenant John Harold Buckley,

5355-491: The code SHA, while the newer Shanghai–Pudong adopted PVG. The opposite was true for Berlin : the airport Berlin–Tegel used the code TXL, while its smaller counterpart Berlin–Schönefeld used SXF; the Berlin Brandenburg Airport has the airport code BER, which is also part of its branding. The airports of Hamburg (HAM) and Hannover (HAJ) are less than 100 nautical miles (190 km) apart and therefore share

5440-877: The conflict on the side of the Allies . Under the command of the 336th Headquarters and Air Base Squadron ( Army Air Forces Technical Training Command ), later the 3702d Army Air Force Base Unit, construction on the base began in May 1942, resulting in the construction of over 700 buildings. The Technical Training School opened on 1 July 1942, training aircraft fighter armorers, while the nearby technical training school at Lowry Field trained aircraft bomber armorers. In 1943, Buckely Field expanded to include basic training for enlisted personnel and aviation cadets , chemical warfare , and arctic survival training for Air Transport Command 's Alaskan Wing. The arctic survival school conducted classroom training at Buckley and field training at Echo Lake , near

5525-919: The end. Examples include: A lot of minor airfields without scheduled passenger traffic have ICAO codes but not IATA codes, since the four letter codes allow more number of codes, and IATA codes are mainly used for passenger services such as tickets, and ICAO codes by pilots. In the US, such airfields use FAA codes instead of ICAO. There are airports with scheduled service for which there are ICAO codes but not IATA codes, such as Nkhotakota Airport/Tangole Airport in Malawi or Chōfu Airport in Tokyo, Japan. There are also several minor airports in Russia (e.g., Omsukchan Airport ) which lack IATA codes and instead use internal Russian codes for booking. Flights to these airports cannot be booked through

5610-527: The entire group and manages the Maintenance Operations Center. The 140th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (140 AMXS) provides intermediate and flight line maintenance. The 140th Maintenance Squadron (140 MXS) is responsible for specialized maintenance of F-16 components, systems and support equipment. The 140th Mission Support Group (140 MSG) consists of four squadrons and two independent flights. The 140th Force Support Squadron (140 FSS) consists of

5695-557: The first three letters of the city in which it is located, for instance: The code may also be a combination of the letters in its name, such as: Sometimes the airport code reflects pronunciation, rather than spelling, namely: For many reasons, some airport codes do not fit the normal scheme described above. Some airports, for example, cross several municipalities or regions, and therefore, use codes derived from some of their letters, resulting in: Other airports—particularly those serving cities with multiple airports—have codes derived from

5780-474: The following format: Most large airports in Canada have codes that begin with the letter "Y", although not all "Y" codes are Canadian (for example, YUM for Yuma, Arizona , and YNT for Yantai , China), and not all Canadian airports start with the letter "Y" (for example, ZBF for Bathurst, New Brunswick ). Many Canadian airports have a code that starts with W, X or Z, but none of these are major airports. When

5865-593: The form of " YYZ ", a song by the rock band Rush , which utilizes the Morse code signal as a musical motif. Some airports have started using their IATA codes as brand names , such as Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Numerous New Zealand airports use codes that contain the letter Z, to distinguish them from similar airport names in other countries. Examples include HLZ for Hamilton , ZQN for Queenstown , and WSZ for Westport . Predominantly, airport codes are named after

5950-483: The headquarters of the 169th Field Artillery Brigade (in addition to its 540th Network Support Company and 86th Military Intelligence Battalion), the Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) and 2-135 Aviation Battalion (General Support), Colorado Army National Guard Medical Command, and Special Operations Detachment-Korea. The AASF supports a general support aviation battalion (GSAB), a MEDEVAC detachment,

6035-430: The international air booking systems or have international luggage transferred there, and thus, they are booked instead through the airline or a domestic booking system. Several heliports in Greenland have 3-letter codes used internally which might be IATA codes for airports in faraway countries. There are several airports with scheduled service that have not been assigned ICAO codes that do have IATA codes, especially in

6120-612: The name of the airport itself, for instance: This is also true with some cities with a single airport (even if there is more than one airport in the metropolitan area of said city), such as BDL for Hartford, Connecticut 's B ra dl ey International Airport or Baltimore's BWI, for B altimore/ W ashington I nternational Airport ; however, the latter also serves Washington, D.C. , alongside Dulles International Airport (IAD, for I nternational A irport D ulles) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, for D istrict of C olumbia A irport). The code also sometimes comes from

6205-416: The one they are located in: Other airport codes are of obscure origin, and each has its own peculiarities: In Asia, codes that do not correspond with their city's names include Niigata 's KIJ , Nanchang 's KHN and Pyongyang 's FNJ . EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg , which serves three countries, has three airport codes: BSL, MLH, EAP. Some cities have a name in their respective language which

6290-546: The order of the president of the United States or governor of Colorado, executes assigned missions and provides support and/or command and control for other forces, such as DoD elements and agencies. The 743rd Military Intelligence Battalion , organized under the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade conducts worldwide SIGINT operations to enhance battle command and provide information advantage to Army, Joint, and Combined Forces, as well as National Consumers. The Colorado Army National Guard units at Buckley Space Force Base include

6375-414: The rate of 110,000 per year, and Air Corps Technical Command set up five geographically separated districts to manage the expansion. Fort Logan appears to have come under the command's jurisdiction on 1 March 1941, when a clerical school was moved there from Lowry Army Airfield . Fourth Technical Training District was headquartered at Denver, Colo., on 5 March 1942 and construction of a cantonment at

6460-694: The responsibility from the inactivated 460th Space Wing in 2020. It was formerly named Buckley Garrison until being redesignated on May 23, 2022, alongside the inactivation of the 460th Mission Support Group. Space Base Delta 2 also has responsibilities for providing installation support for Cape Cod Space Force Station , Cavalier Space Force Station , and Clear Space Force Station . Space Base Delta 2 supports 3,500 active duty members from every military service, 4,000 National Guard personnel and reservists, four commonwealth international partners, 2,400 civilians, 2,500 contractors, and approximately 88,000 retirees, veterans and dependents combined. Buckley Space Force Base

6545-501: The same first and middle letters, indicating that this rule might be followed only in Germany. Many cities retain historical names in their airport codes, even after having undergone an official name/spelling/transliteration change: Some airport codes are based on previous names associated with a present airport, often with a military heritage. These include: Some airports are named for an administrative division or nearby city, rather than

6630-529: The space-based missile warning satellites at Buckley and the former 21st Space Wing 's network of ground-based missile warning radars. On 4 June 2021 the Buckley Air Force Base was renamed Buckley Space Force Base . As a United States Space Force base, the preponderance of the units at Buckley are from the service. Space Base Delta 2 (SBD 2) is responsible for the administration of Buckley Space Force Base under Space Operations Command , taking over

6715-497: The station code of Malton, Mississauga , where it is located). YUL is used for Montréal–Trudeau (UL was the ID code for the beacon in the city of Kirkland , now the location of Montréal–Trudeau). While these codes make it difficult for the public to associate them with a particular Canadian city, some codes have become popular in usage despite their cryptic nature, particularly at the largest airports. Toronto's code has entered pop culture in

6800-629: The summit of Mount Blue Sky . Technical training at the base was under the jurisdiction of the Western Technical Training Command . During the war, Buckley Field graduated over 52,000 armament students, 4,500 arctic survival students, and 37,000 basic trainees. Following the end of World War II in 1945, Buckley Field fell into disuse and in June 1946, the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command announced that

6885-504: The two-letter code of the radio beacons that were the closest to the actual airport, such as YQX in Gander or YXS in Prince George . Four of the ten provincial capital airports in Canada have ended up with codes beginning with YY, including: Canada's largest airport is YYZ for Toronto Pearson (as YTZ was already allocated to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport , the airport was given

6970-529: The use of two letters allowed only a few hundred combinations; a three-letter system of airport codes was implemented. This system allowed for 17,576 permutations, assuming all letters can be used in conjunction with each other. Since the U.S. Navy reserved "N" codes, and to prevent confusion with Federal Communications Commission broadcast call signs , which begin with "W" or "K", the airports of certain U.S. cities whose name begins with one of these letters had to adopt "irregular" airport codes: This practice

7055-532: Was a command of the United States Army Air Forces . It was assigned to the Army Air Forces Training Command , and stationed at Denver, Colorado throughout its existence. It was inactivated on 15 October 1945. The command was established initially on 1 November 1941 as a result of the expansion of the Air Corps after May 1940. By early November 1941, students were entering technical training at

7140-524: Was a redesignation of the Fourth Technical Training District and also absorbed a portion of the former Third Technical Training District that had been previously headquartered at Tulsa, Oklahoma . The Central Technical Training Command in St. Louis was discontinued 1 March 1944. Keesler Field was the only installation added to WTTC as a result of the disestablishment of CTTC. Requirements in

7225-494: Was commissioned at Buckley Space Force Base on 3 October 2007 and conduct technical training and analysis of the maritime domain in support of tactical and operational fleet commands, the Coast Guard Intelligence enterprise, and combatant commanders. In conjunction with their daily analytical duties, members of the unit simultaneously develop, train and refine their cryptologic skills to support future afloat operations in

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