Vance Air Force Base, located on the south side of Enid, trains 1/3 of the US Air Force pilots annually. To accomplish its mission, Vance uses three different trainers, the T-6 Texan II, the needle-nosed T-38C Talon or the T-1A Jayhawk. While the FAA has approved a 500 ft. ceiling for flights in sparsely congested areas, aircraft from Vance AFB maintain a minimum altitude of 1,000 ft. while flying over the City of Enid.  With over 56,000 sorties flown in  FY2010, Vance AFB is one of the busiest airports in the US.  

There are more than 2,600 military and civilian personnel working at Vance. Computer Science Corp (CSC) is the contractor handling aircraft maintenance at the base, along with a variety of other jobs, including civil engineering and base support functions. The base also has other contractors, such as PRI/DelJen (Project Resources, Inc. & DelJen Inc.), Lear-Siegler Services, Inc., and Boeing Aerospace Operations, Inc.

In total, the employment and operations at Vance AFB are estimated to have contributed $346 million to Oklahoma's Gross Domstic Product in 2010.  Total earnings include wages, salaries, benefits and proprietor's income.  Vance AFB's impact on real total earnings in the state's economy totaled $312.2 million in FY 2010.  By FY 2015, real earnings impacts are projected to be $336.8 million in the state's economy.
 

Vance Air Force Base Profile