May 6, 2011 Altus Air Force Base History Activated as a multi-engine flight training school in 1943, Altus AFB has been the cornerstone of southwestern Oklahoma for over 60 years. With an average of over 300 days of weather conducive to flying each year, a generally flat landscape and few obstructions, the base was then, and is still,
Nov. 3, 2010 Altus Air Force Base Born out of the cotton fields of southwestern Oklahoma, Altus AFB first became home to military aircraft and personnel in 1943. With an average of more than 300 days of weather favorable to flying each year, a generally flat landscape and few obstructions, the base was then and is still, ideally