🇺🇸 Travis Air Force Base

Travis Air Force Base (IATA: SUU, ICAO: KSUU, FAA LID: SUU) is a United States Air Force base located three miles east of Fairfield, California, in Solano County,.

Type of facility and operations: It is a private-use military airport under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC),. Travis AFB handles more cargo and passenger traffic than any other military air terminal in the United States. The base requires permission prior to landing and offers customs landing rights for international operations.

Notable features or history:

• Construction began in 1942, originally named Fairfield–Suisun Army Air Base.
• During World War II, its primary mission was ferrying aircraft and supplies to the Pacific Theater.
• From 1949, it served as a major long-range reconnaissance and intercontinental bombing installation for the Strategic Air Command (SAC), hosting bombers like the B-29 Superfortress, B-36 Peacemaker, and B-52 Stratofortress.
• It is known as the "Gateway to the Pacific".
• The base is home to the David Grant USAF Medical Center, a 265-bed Air Force teaching hospital.

Current status: Travis Air Force Base is currently owned by the U.S. Air Force. The host unit, the 60th Air Mobility Wing, is the largest wing in the Air Force's Air Mobility Command, operating a fleet of C-5 Galaxies, KC-46 Pegasus, and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. As of September 2009, the base included approximately 7,390 active USAF military personnel, 3,260 Air Force Reserve personnel, and 3,690 civilians. More recent figures state approximately 7,260 active USAF military personnel, 4,250 Air Force Reserve personnel, and 3,770 civilians.

*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, airnav.com, en.m.wikipedia.org*