Hill Air Force Base (ICAO KHIF) is an active military air base in Utah, United States, operated by the US Air Force. It has 1 runway (4,115 m). Home to the 75th Air Base Wing, the 388th Fighter Wing, the 419th Fighter Wing, the 10 Division and 3 other units, flying A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II.
| Operating Country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Location | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Status | Active |
| Usage | Military only |
| Year built | 1939 |
| Operating Organization | US Air Force |
| Units & aircraft |
75th Air Base Wing388th Fighter Wing419th Fighter Wing10 Division · A-10 Thunderbolt II16 Division · F-16 Fighting Falcon22 Division · F-22 Raptor4th Fighter Squadron · F-35 Lightning II
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| Coordinates | 41.1239°N, -111.9728°E |
| Elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) |
| IATA code | HIF |
| ICAO code | KHIF |
| Runways |
14/32 · 4,115 m (13,501 ft) · Porous European Mix
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| Website | www.hill.af.mil |
Hill Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in Davis County, Utah, situated 30 miles north of Salt Lake City and adjacent to Ogden, Layton, and Clearfield. Established as Hill Field on November 7, 1940, the base was named for Major Ployer Peter Hill, a test pilot who died in 1935. The site was selected following a 1934 survey for an air depot, with construction funding authorized by Congress in 1939. During World War II, the facility functioned as a maintenance and supply depot for aircraft including the B-17, B-24, B-29, and P-47. Following the war, the base was used for the long-term storage of surplus aircraft. The installation was renamed Hill Air Force Base on February 5, 1948.
The base is operated by Air Force Materiel Command. The 75th Air Base Wing is the host unit, providing base operating support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) and mission partner units. The OO-ALC, part of the Air Force Sustainment Center, conducts worldwide engineering and logistics management for the F-35 Lightning II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, A-10 Thunderbolt II, and Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. Operational units stationed at the base include the 388th Fighter Wing and the 419th Fighter Wing.
The base hosts squadrons of F-35A Lightning II aircraft, including the 4th, 34th, 421st, and 466th Fighter Squadrons. Other based units include the 729th Air Control Squadron and the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing. Maintenance and sustainment infrastructure is managed through the 309th Aircraft Maintenance, 309th Commodities Maintenance, 309th Electronics Maintenance, 309th Missile Maintenance, and 309th Software Engineering Groups. Hill Air Force Base schedules operations for the Utah Test and Training Range, a live-fire area in western Utah. Facilities include the 30-acre Hill Aerospace Museum and Hangar 225.
The US Air Force flew its last A-10C sortie from Davis-Monthan on 29 July 2026. GlobalMilitary.net inventories show the fleet has fallen from 287 aircraft in 2020 to 162, and the service's own schedule takes it to zero by 30 September 2030.
A bipartisan House bill introduced on July 21, 2026 would set a floor of 126 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs through fiscal 2033 and bar further retirements until a certified close air support replacement is flying.
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