Simmons Army Airfield

Fayetteville , North Carolina

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Womack Army Medical Center , North Carolina 5.7284
Pope AAF , North Carolina 8.1302KPOB
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Heliport , North Carolina 11.0176NC83
Fayetteville Grannis Field , North Carolina 16.5160KFAY
Harnett Regional Jetport , North Carolina 33.4034KHRJ
Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital Heliport , North Carolina 33.8054NC96



  Simmons AAF


1952 to present

35° 7' 54.14'' N     78° 56' 23.43'' W
Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina
ICAO: KFBG IATA: FBG FAA: FBG
Elevation: 239 feet


Simmons Army Airfield (AAF) along with Camp Mackall and Pope AFB (now an Army Airfield) are the three airfields supporting Fort Bragg training and rapid contingency deployments of the 82nd Airborne Division



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  List of units at Simmons AAF




Years Unit
2006-    3-82 GSABCH-47F Chinook, 414 - H-47D Chinook, S-70 H-60,
1992/0757 MedCoS-70 H-60,
1987-    82nd CABCH-47F Chinook, AH-64D Apache, 206, AH-64A Apache, S-70 H-60,
1965116th AHC204,
1963/6745 MedCo205,



  Simmons AAF News


82nd Airborne Received Chinook MYII

82nd Airborne Received Chinook MYII

01-Jul-16 - The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade’s “Flippers”, Bravo Company, General Support Aviation Battalion 3rd GSAB, received new CH-47 Multi-Year II (MYII) to replace their CH-47F Chinooks
U.S. and British Paratroopers in CJOAX 15-01

U.S. and British Paratroopers in CJOAX 15-01

15-Apr-15 - US Army 82nd Airborne Division and UK 16 Air Assault Brigade are participating in CJOAX 15-01, Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise, Bragg largest multinational training exercise in 20 years
82nd CAB comes home after record-breaking deployment

82nd CAB comes home after record-breaking deployment

21-Sep-12 - FORT BRAGG, N.C. by Staff Sgt. April Campbell – After one year, flying more than 175,000 record-breaking hours during a third deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade has officially come home to Fort Bragg.
First CH-47F Chinook Multiyear I Delivered

First CH-47F Chinook Multiyear I Delivered

26-Feb-09 - Boeing delivered to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC, the first CH-47F Chinook Multiyear I helicopter manufactured under a five-year U.S. Army contract



List of aircraft and events at Simmons AAF


By Date | By Serial | By Model

DatesOrg/TypeUnit
1970-apr Army UH-1H 67-19534

1973 USAF UH-1N 69-6624
1973-sep Army UH-1H 72-21555

1979-mar-14 accidentArmy UH-1D 66-16092

1980-apr-28 accidentArmy OH-58A 69-16197

1991 Army UH-60A 79-23330

2002 UH-1H 71-20163

2018-aug-15 Army CH-47F 14-08447

2021-feb-02 Army UH-60M 12-20494

2022-jun-02 Army AH-64E 18-03217
2022-jun-02 1-101 AVN UH-60M 07-20048



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