# Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO / KFFO)

**Wright-Patterson Air Force Base** (IATA: FFO, ICAO: KFFO) is a medium airport in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It opened in 1917. It has 2 runways; the longest is 12,600 ft (3,841 m). It is operated by Air Force Materiel Command.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kffo

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FFO / KFFO
- FAA: FFO
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Force Materiel Command
- Serves: Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Opened: 1917
- Elevation: 823 ft / 251 m
- Coordinates: 39.8261, -84.0483
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 12,600 ft / 3,841 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.wpafb.af.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730187
- Weather station: KFFO · WMO 74570
- Ident: KFFO

## Timeline

- 1917: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05L/23R | 12,600 ft / 3,841 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Paved |  | yes |
| 05R/23L | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00108AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,600 ft / 3,841 m | =187 of 29,858 | =51 in North America | =42 in US |
| Elevation | 823 ft / 251 m | =20,920 of 43,403 | =9,745 in North America | =7,987 in US |
| Age | Opened 1917 | =136 of 15,079 | =13 in North America | =12 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | DAYTON APP/DEP | 118.850 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.475 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| POST | 445AW AFRC COMD POST | 34.940 |
| PTD | PTD | 122.850 |
| TWR | PATTERSON TWR | 126.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [DAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kday.md) James M. Cox Dayton International Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [SGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgh.md) Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [ILN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiln.md) Wilmington Airpark · 31 mi / 49 km
- [LUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kluk.md) Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · 54 mi / 87 km
- [OSU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kosu.md) The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · 55 mi / 88 km
- [LCK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klck.md) Rickenbacker International Airport · 59 mi / 96 km

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #85

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kffo/data