Robins Air Force Base | Welcome
Welcome to Robins Air Force Base and Middle Georgia, where "Every Day In Middle Georgia Is Armed Forces Day." Located adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Ga., population 52,400, Robins offers the chance for a challenging and rewarding tour or career. The base is located in the geographic center of the largest state east of the Mississippi River, recreational opportunities abound. Atlanta, the state capital, with major sports teams and attractions, is approximately 100 miles to the north on Interstate 75. Florida is within four hours driving time south on the interstate. Macon, Georgia's fourth largest city is 15 miles north. Interstate 16 intersects with I-75 in Macon and leads to Savannah, the Atlantic Ocean and the Golden Isles.

When you think of Robins Air Force Base, no single mission comes to mind. A wide variety of organizations make up this huge airfield and industrial complex. The largest is the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, one of three major air logistics centers in the Air Force Materiel Command, whose headquarters is at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The center is the largest industrial complex in Georgia and employs more than 24,000 workers—including civilians, active duty military members, non-appropriated fund employees and contractors. The estimated total economic impact of Robins AFB on the state of Georgia is more than $4 billion. The base covers more than 8,722 acres, including Georgia's largest runway. The runway is 12,000 feet long by 300 feet wide with two 1,000- foot overruns.

Robins AFB is also home to the Museum of Aviation. The museum, located adjacent to the base since November 1984, has developed into a major tourist attraction. More than 7 million people have visited the museum since it opened. Each year hundreds of thousands of people tour the facility to view the aircraft and missile exhibits, static displays and films on aviation history shown daily in the Vistascope theater.
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