Dover Air Force Base

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command, located 2 mi southeast of the city of .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airbase in Delaware, USA
  • Also known as: “Base de la Fuerza Aerea Dover”, “DOV”, “Dover AFB”, “Dover Base Housing (Delaver)”, “Dover flystasjon”, “KDOV”, “Letalsko oporišče Dover”, “Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department / Scottsburg City Fire Department Station 1”, “Довер Басе Ҳоусинг”, “डोभर बेस हाउसिंग (डेलावेर)”, “ドーヴァー空軍基地”, and “多佛尔空军基地”
  • Address: DE

Places of Interest

Highlights: Air Mobility Command Museum and Cherbourg Round Barn.

Museum
Photo: Teamski1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a military aviation…

Historic building
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The near is a round barn that was built in 1918.

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The , generally known as Poplar…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highland Acres and Kent Acres.

Village
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Dover Air Force Base

Latitude
39.12824° or 39° 7′ 42″ north
Longitude
-75.46931° or 75° 28′ 10″ west
Population
2,810
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
IATA airport code
DOV
ICAO airport code
KDOV
FAA airport code
DOV
UN/LOCODE
US DOV
Open location code
87F64GHJ+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 588532887
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
7726518
Wiki­data ID
Q755023
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Waray—“Dover Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Chinese: “多佛空军基地”
  • Chinese: “多佛空軍基地”
  • Croatian: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Dutch: “Dover Base Housing”
  • French: “base aérienne de Dover”
  • French: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • German: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Gilaki: “داور بیس هاوزینگ”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר דובר”
  • Irish: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Italian: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Japanese: “ドーバー空軍基地”
  • Ladin: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Ladin: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Newari: “डोभर बेस हाउसिंग, डेलावेर”
  • Newari: “डोभर बेस हाउसिंग”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Norwegian: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی دوور”
  • Portuguese: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Serbian: “Довер Бејс Хаусинг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dover Base Housing, Delaver”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Slovenian: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aérea Dover”
  • Swedish: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво дувр”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Довер”
  • Urdu: “ڈوور ایئرفورس بیس”
  • Uzbek: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Dover Air Force Base”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Postles Corner and Kings Cliff Mobile Home Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Base Theater and C-141B Starlifter.

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Worth a closer look: Dover and Wilmington.

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