Coast Guard Air Station Savannah
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Coast Guard Air Station Savannah | |||||||
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| Savannah, Georgia in the United States | |||||||
 A MH-65D Dolphin at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah | |||||||
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| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Coast Guard Air Station | ||||||
| Owner | Department of Homeland Security | ||||||
| Operator | United States Coast Guard | ||||||
| Controlled by | Seventh District | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Aircraft operated | MH-65 Dolphin | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  Savannah Location in the United States | |||||||
| Coordinates | 32°01′30″N 81°08′30″W / 32.02500°N 81.14167°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1963 | ||||||
| In use | 1963 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Commander Michael D. Brimblecom | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: SVN, ICAO: KSVN, FAA LID: SVN, WMO: 747804 | ||||||
| Elevation | 12.4 metres (41 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Airfield shared with Hunter Army Airfield Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||
Coast Guard Air Station Savannah is a United States Coast Guard Air Station located at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia.
Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Savannah supports a multitude of Coast Guard missions worldwide. Air Station Savannah provides Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 450 miles of shoreline from the northern border of South Carolina to Melbourne, Florida, averaging more than 250 SAR cases a year. Other missions include: Marine Safety, Marine Environmental Protection, Fisheries Enforcement, Aids to Navigation support, Migrant Interdiction, Drug Interdiction, Other Law Enforcement and Defense Readiness. Many of these missions require deployment of aviation detachments aboard Coast Guard Cutters.
