Peterson Air Force Base

Established: 1942
Base Type: Air Force

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About

Peterson Air Force Base is a U.S.Air Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, home to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the Air Force Space Command headquarters, and United States Northern Command(USNORTHCOM) headquarters. Developed as a World War II air support base for Camp Carson, the facility conducted Army Air Forces training and supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base, Chidlaw Building, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The base has been the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters since 1987 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex centers on standby.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterson_Air_Force_Base)

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Gate and Hours

Peterson AFB has only one 24 hour gate, the West Gate, located on Stewart Ave just off CO-21
East Gate
Mon-Fri: 0600-2100
Sat: 0800-2100
Sun: 0900-1930
North Gate
In & Out: Mon-Fri 0600-1800
Outbound Only: Mon-Fri 1830
(Source: https://www.dodhousingnetwork.com/air-force/peterson-afb/gates)

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Quick Reference

Chapel
455 Vincent St
719-556-4442

Aragon Dining Facility
1160 Ent Ave
719-556-4180
Education
1141 Stewart Ave
719-556-4996

Equal Opportunity
Bldg 350 Rm 2226
719-556-7693

Family Advocacy
559 Vincent Street Bldg 959
719-524-2273 or 719-526-2273

Military & Family Readiness
135 Dover St
719-556-6141

Public Affairs
Air Force Space Command
150 Vandenberg St Ste 1105
719-554-3731

21 Space Wing
775 Loring Ave Ste 219
719-556-5185
302 Airlift Wing
450 W Hamilton Ave Ste 171
719-556-4117

Fire Emergency Service
Air Force Aid Society
135 Dover Street
179-556-6141

Finance Office
135 Dover Street
719-556-4770

Housing Management Office
650 McChord Street
719-556-4777

Legal Services/JAG
135 Dover Street
719-556-4871
Post Office
360 Otis St, Bldg 1466
719-556-4596

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Base Surroundings

Memorial Park
1605 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80303
719-385-5940

Garden of the Gods
1805 N. 30th  St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
719-634-6666

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-633-9925

National Museum of World War II Aviation
755 Aviation Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
719-637-7559

Western Museum of Mining and Industry
225 N Gate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
719-488-0880

Helen Hunt Falls
3440 North Cheyenne Canyon Road
North Cheyenne Canyon Park, Colorado Springs, CO ​
719-633-5701