Seymour Johnson AFB
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ICAO Code | KGSB/GSB |
Last Validated | 11-2013 |
City | Goldsboro |
Position | 35°20'24"N 077°57'35"W |
Runway(s) | 08/26 |
Elevation | 110 ft |
General
Seymour Johnson AFB is a vast military complex located in the middle of nowhere, next to Goldsboro, North Carolina. People in the town will definitely notice you if you drive around in a car which has a number plate out of another state, as they do not get many tourists or visitors from abroad. Seymour Johnson AFB is the place to go if you like F-15 Strike Eagles. No less than four squadrons with F-15Es are based here, together with a squadron of KC-135 tankers. You will see a whole platform packed with aircraft as about 90 Eagles can be found here. The base is ideal for spotting purposes. The base has good locations alongside the runway with sun in your back almost the whole day. Local police will tell you to stay off the gates but will not complain much about photography.
Layout
The base has one east-west runway with all facilities north of it. The V shaped dispersals are used by the Stratotankers, the large apron in the middle is used by the Strike Eagles, most of them under sunsheds nowadays, while the east aprons are used by the tankers again.
Getting There
To get to Seymour Johnson follow the I-95 and take the exit to the US-70 direction Princeton/Goldsboro. After about 35 kilometers you will reach the town. The US-70 will lead you to the front gate, which is signposted. To get to our spots, on the US-70, after passing Elroy, take a left onto Route 111.
Around the Airport

Go to the end of C R Lewis Dairy Road with your step ladder to take these kind of shots. Photo: Peter Nieuwkamp

If you have permission to stand on spot 1, and you have some steps with you, you will take these kind of pictures. Photo Peter Nieuwkamp
Frequencies
128.025/270.800 | CLNC DEL |
138.100/275.800 | Ground |
126.250/370.875 | Tower |
119.700/123.700/273.600 | Departure |
290.900/338.600 | DEP/ARR |
317.625 | ATIS |
Preserved
53-1370/FU-972 | F-86H, preserved as '112972' |
53-1573 | F-100A |
61-0056/SJ | F-105D |
64-0770/SJ | F-4C |
74-0649/SJ | F-4E |
"81-0987"/FT | A-10A |
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