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Travis Air Force Base

Fairfield, United States

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Elevation

62 ft

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Location

Fairfield · CA · United States

Position

38.263°, -121.927° · 62 ft elev.

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Major USAF air mobility hub on the West Coast.

Opened

1943

Location

Fairfield, United States

Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located near Fairfield, California, approximately 60 miles northeast of San Francisco. It serves as the home of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the largest air mobility wing in the Air Force, and plays a critical role in strategic airlift and air refueling operations. The base operates under military jurisdiction and is not a commercial passenger airport, though it holds the IATA code SUU. It handles significant cargo and military passenger traffic, including chartered and patriot express flights for military personnel and their dependents. Travis AFB has historically been one of the most important military air gateways between the continental United States and the Pacific region, supporting operations across Asia, the Pacific, and beyond.

Terminals

Travis AFB does not operate public commercial terminals; passenger services are limited to military personnel through the Passenger Terminal on base.

Getting to & from

Access to Travis AFB is primarily by private vehicle or military shuttle; the base is located adjacent to Interstate 80 near Fairfield, California.

Airlines here

No commercial airlines operate at Travis AFB; military airlift missions are conducted by the 60th Air Mobility Wing using C-17 Globemaster III and KC-10 Extender aircraft.

Notable facts

›Home to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the largest air mobility wing in the USAF.
›Activated in 1943 as Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base during World War II.
›Named after Brigadier General Robert F. Travis, killed in a B-29 crash at the base in 1950.
›Serves as a primary aerial port of embarkation for military operations in the Pacific.
›Houses the Travis Air Museum, featuring historic military aircraft on display.

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Travis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located three miles east of the central business district of the city of Fairfield, in Solano County, California.

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