Facilities - United States Air Force Academy

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Academy Facilities

A place for exploring

There are many cutting-edge learning centers, historic sites, and outdoor retreats to explore at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Each contributes to the unique experiences by cadets, visitors, faculty, and more.

Start your experience at the Barry Goldwater Visitor’s Center. View our Cadet Chapel, with its towering spires reaching 150 feet in the air, or our newest addition to the cadet area, Polaris Hall, home to the Center for Character and Leadership Development.

Whether you’re here as a cadet, visitor, or one of the many people who support them along the way, one thing is certain. The Academy experience, decades in the making, is unlike any other.

image of Polaris Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

PUBLIC FACILITIES

Our campus features striking examples of modern architecture, many of which make use of aluminum, mirroring the outer skin of air and spacecraft.

CADET FACILITIES

The Academy base is home to thousands of cadets and we provide several amenities to help it feel that way.

RESEARCH FACILITIES

Research significantly enhances the cadet’s Academy experience by providing rich, independent learning opportunities, and fostering the critical thinking skills necessary to succeed as leaders in the Air Force.

Research Centers

ATHLETIC FACILITIES

The Academy fields 27 different men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports teams. Every cadet is an active participant or within an intramural sport. Physical education is a part of the Academy curriculum and it’s tested each quarter.

ATHLETIC FACILITIES

THE BRIGHTEST STAR

POLARIS HALL

Crowned with an intricate, modern framework of glass and steel, the 43,000 square-foot Polaris Hall features a large, centrally-located lecture hall, state-of-the-art meeting and collaboration rooms and the Honor Board Room.

The 105 foot tower is positioned to face Polaris—the North Star—and symbolizes the core values of the Academy. It’s here that cadets, instructors, military leaders and public and private officials work to instill in cadets the integrity and moral compass that will guide them for years to come.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT