# Pope Field (POB / KPOB)

**Pope Field** (IATA: POB, ICAO: KPOB) is a medium airport in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,501 ft (2,286 m). It is operated by United States Army.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: POB / KPOB
- FAA: POB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Army
- Serves: Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
- Elevation: 218 ft / 66 m
- Coordinates: 35.1709, -79.0145
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 7,501 ft / 2,286 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.pope.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Field (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1246941
- Weather station: KPOB · WMO 72303
- Ident: KPOB

## Timeline

- 23 Mar 1994: Green Ramp disaster. 24 killed.
- 1 Mar 2011: Renamed Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 7,501 ft / 2,286 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 041° / 221° | yes |
| 051/231 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00147AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,501 ft / 2,286 m | =3,112 of 29,858 | =670 in North America | =497 in US |
| Elevation | 218 ft / 66 m | =33,459 of 43,403 | =15,295 in North America | =12,877 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | FAYETTEVILLE APP/DEP | 125.175 |
| ACP | COMD POST | 134.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.300 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 27.580 |
| GND | GND | 124.550 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 135.025 |

## Nearby airports

- [FBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfbg.md) Simmons Army Air Field · 5.2 mi / 8.3 km
- [FAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfay.md) Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field · 15 mi / 23 km
- [LBT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klbt.md) Lumberton Regional Airport · 39 mi / 62 km
- [KJNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjnx.md) Johnston Regional Airport · 43 mi / 70 km
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · 51 mi / 81 km
- [GSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsb.md) Seymour Johnson Air Force Base · 61 mi / 98 km

## 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/kpob/data