For the civil airport use of this facility, see Honolulu International Airport
Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the City and County of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. The base is named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt Col Horace Meek Hickam. Hickam AFB consists of 2,850 acres (12 km²) of land and facilities bordering Pearl Harbor, valued at more than $444 million. It is under the operational control of P...
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For the civil airport use of this facility, see Honolulu International Airport
Hickam Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in the City and County of Honolulu on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. The base is named in honor of aviation pioneer Lt Col Horace Meek Hickam. Hickam AFB consists of 2,850 acres (12 km²) of land and facilities bordering Pearl Harbor, valued at more than $444 million. It is under the operational control of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), which is headquartered on the base, and is also home to both PACAF's 15th Airlift Wing (15 AW), the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing (154 WG), which is operationally gained by PACAF, and Air Mobility Command's 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing (515 AMOW). The 15 AW functions as the "host wing" for the base. The housing around the base is within the Hickam Housing CDP.
Hickam is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, on the west by the Pearl Harbor entrance channel, on the south by Fort Kamehameha...
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