Harrisburg Air National Guard Base
Harrisburg Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, located at Harrisburg International Airport, (IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT, FAA LID: MDT) Pennsylvania. It is located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west-southwest of Middletown, Pennsylvania.
| Harrisburg Air National Guard Base | |||||||
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| Middletown, Pennsylvania in the United States of America | |||||||
An EC-130E Commando Solo and EC-130J Commando Solo of the 193rd Special Operations Wing over south central Pennsylvania in 2006. | |||||||
Harrisburg ANGB Location in the United States | |||||||
| Coordinates | 40°11′37″N 076°45′48″W | ||||||
| Type | Air National Guard Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
| Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||
| Controlled by | Pennsylvania Air National Guard | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | www.193sow.ang.af.mil | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1917 (as Middletown Airfield) | ||||||
| In use | 1917 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Terrence L. Koudelka, Jr. | ||||||
| Garrison | 193d Special Operations Wing | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT, FAA LID: MDT, WMO: 725115 | ||||||
| Elevation | 94.4 metres (310 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Airfield shared with Harrisburg International Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||
The Pennsylvania Air National Guard facility is sited on the location of the former Olmsted Air Force Base, which was closed in 1969. The 193d Special Operations Wing operates Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando Solo II aircraft. Today the airfield is split between civilian activities, Harrisburg IAP (MDT) and military activities, which now carry the Harrisburg ANGB title. After Olmsted AFB closed in 1970 major civilian air activities moved from Capital City Airport, near Harrisburg over to the former Olmsted site.