Pope Field
| Pope Field | |||||||||
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Pope Army Airfield | |||||||||
| Part of Fort Bragg | |||||||||
| Near Fayetteville, North Carolina in the United States | |||||||||
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. | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | US Army Air Field | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
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| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www.pope.af.mil | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
Pope Field Location within North Carolina Pope Field Location within the United States | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′15″N 79°00′52″W / 35.17083°N 79.01444°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1919 (as Camp Bragg) | ||||||||
| In use | 1919–1947 (Pope Field) 1947–2011 (Pope AFB) 2011–present (Pope Field) | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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 Spring Lake, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. 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 Bragg.