From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aircraft Operations Center
Aircraft Operations Center
AOC aircraft
• WP-3D Orion - heavily instrumented turboprops
used for hurricane hunting
• Gulfstream IV-SP (G-IV) - twin turbofan jet aircraft
for high-altitude hurricane research
• Cessna Citation II (CE-550)
Hangar 5, home of the AOC. • DeHavilland Twin Otter (DHC-6)
• Gulfstream Turbo Commander (AC-690)
The Aircraft Operations Center is the main base for • Rockwell Aero Commander (AC-500S)
the approximately 15 aircraft of the National Oceanic and • Lake Aircraft Renegade Seawolf (LA-27)
Atmospheric Administration of the United States govern-
ment.
It is the home base of the NOAA Hurricane Hunters.
The base is located on MacDill Air Force Base in Tam-
pa, Florida. The NOAA Aircraft Operations Center houses
multiple light aircraft, and three Hurricane Hunters air-
Inside Hangar 5, home of the NOAA’s AOC.
craft. This base plays a large role in every hurricane sea-
son, flying into and around hurricanes for research and
forecasting. External links
• Aircraft Operations Center
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