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: Village with 2,810 residents
  • Description: airbase in Delaware, USA
  • Also known as: “DOV”, “Dover Base Housing”, and “KDOV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Air Mobility Command Museum and John Dickinson House.

Museum
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The is a military aviation museum located at in , dedicated to the history of the Air Transport Command, Military Air Transport Service, Military Airlift Command and Air Mobility Command. is situated 1½ miles east of Dover Air Force Base.

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The , generally known as Poplar Hall, is a National Historic Landmark on the John Dickinson Plantation in , , 5 miles south of . is situated 2 miles southeast of Dover Air Force Base.

Lake
is a located in , , United States. The lake is located along Issac Branch south of and east of at an elevation of 10 feet above sea level. is situated 2 miles west of Dover Air Force Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highland Acres and Rising Sun-Lebanon.

Village
is a census-designated place in , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 3,492. is situated 2 miles west of Dover Air Force Base.

Village
is a census-designated place in , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 4,104. is situated 2 miles southwest of Dover Air Force Base.

Village
is a census-designated place in , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 2,144. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dover Air Force Base.

Dover Air Force Base

Latitude
39.11855° or 39° 7′ 7″ north
Longitude
-75.48335° or 75° 29′ 0″ west
Population
2,810
Open location code
87F64G98+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11751769044
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Chinese: “多佛尔空军基地”
  • Chinese: “多佛空军基地”
  • Chinese: “多佛空軍基地”
  • Croatian: “Dover Base Housing (Delaver)”
  • Croatian: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Dutch: “Dover Base Housing”
  • French: “base aérienne de Dover”
  • French: “DOV”
  • French: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • German: “DOV”
  • German: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • German: “KDOV”
  • Gilaki: “داور بیس هاوزینگ”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר דובר”
  • Indonesian: “DOV”
  • Indonesian: “KDOV”
  • Irish: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Italian: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Italian: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Japanese: “ドーヴァー空軍基地”
  • 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, डेलावेर”
  • Newari: “डोभर बेस हाउसिंग”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dover flystasjon”
  • 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: “DOV”
  • Slovenian: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Slovenian: “KDOV”
  • Slovenian: “Letalsko oporišče Dover”
  • Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aerea Dover”
  • Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aérea Dover”
  • Spanish: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Spanish: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Swedish: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво дувр”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Довер”
  • Urdu: “ڈوور ایئرفورس بیس”
  • Uzbek: “Dover Air Force Base”
  • Uzbek: “Dover Base Housing”
  • Uzbek: “Довер Басе Ҳоусинг”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Dover Air Force Base”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dover AFB Oasis Pool and Liberty Park.

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