Campbell Army Airfield

Campbell Army Airfield (IATA: HOP, ICAO: KHOP, FAA LID: HOP) is a military airport at Fort Campbell, which is located near Hopkinsville, a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.

Campbell Army Airfield
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerUnited States Army
LocationFort Campbell, Christian County, Kentucky, near Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL573 ft / 175 m
Coordinates36°40′20″N 087°29′33″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 11,826 3,605 Asphalt
18/36 4,500 1,372 Asphalt

Previously Campbell Air Force Base, a U.S. Air Force installation from 1947 to 1959,[2] this U.S. Army airfield has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 11,826 by 200 feet (3,605 × 61 m) and 18/36 is 4,500 by 150 feet (1,372 × 46 m).[1]

The airfield currently houses UH-60M, CH-47F, and AH-64D helicopters belonging to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, and MH-60M, MH-60M DAP, MH-47G, and MH-6/AH-6M helicopters of 1st Battalion, 2d Battalion, and Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). It was also home to elements of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, before the brigade was deactivated in 2015.

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