Florida has 13 Air Force bases: 6.2% of the US total of 211. That ranks #3 by count and #32 per person (0.06 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Air Force, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.
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<iframe src="https://get-instamaps.com/embed/rankings/air-force-bases/florida" width="100%" height="440" style="border:2px solid #111" loading="lazy" title="Florida air force bases map — InstaMaps"></iframe>| # | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arbuckle Airfield | Air Force · 1,768 acres |
| 2 | Avon Park AF Range | Air Force · 106,827 acres |
| 3 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | Air Force · 16,074 acres |
| 4 | Eglin AFB Site 2 Santa Rosa Island | Air Force · 3,196 acres |
| 5 | Eglin AFB Site 4 Okaloosa Island | Air Force · 856 acres |
| 6 | Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field 6 | Air Force · 858 acres |
| 7 | Eglin Air Force Base | Air Force · 456,861 acres |
| 8 | Homestead ARB | Air Force Reserve · 1,042 acres |
| 9 | Hurlburt Field | Air Force · 6,403 acres |
| 10 | Jacksonville IAP | Air National Guard · 546 acres |
| 11 | MacDill Air Force Base | Air Force · 5,718 acres |
| 12 | Patrick Space Force Base | Air Force · 1,943 acres |
| 13 | Tyndall Air Force Base | Air Force · 29,196 acres |
Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.
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