Aircraft Operations Center

The Aircraft Operations Center ( AOC) is the headquarters of the 15 aircraft of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric the United States. The aim is to detect environmental and geographic data. It is the home base of the NOAA Hurricane Hunters. The Aircraft Operations Center is located at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.

Aircraft fleet (selection)

  • Two WP- 3D Orion
  • A Gulfstream IV -SP
  • Four DeHavilland Twin Otter ( DHC -6)
  • A Beechcraft King Air
  • A Rockwell Shrike (AC- 500S )
  • A Rockwell Jetprop
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