Air Force Bases

Nike Missile Site Locations by State

StateDefense AreaNumber of Locations
AlaskaAnchorage3
Fairbanks5
CaliforniaLos Angeles16
San Francisco12
Travis AFB4
ConnecticutBridgeport6
Hartford6
GeorgiaRobbins2
Turner2
HawaiiOahu4
IllinoisChicago - Gary16
Saint Louis3
IndianaChicago - Gary5
Cincinnati - Dayton1
IowaOffutt AFB1
KansasKansas City2
Schilling2
LouisianaBarksdale2
MaineLoring AFB4
MarylandWashington - Baltimore16
MassachusettsBoston11
Providence2
MichiganDetroit14
MinnesotaMinneapolis - Saint Paul4
MissouriKansas City2
Saint Louis1
NebraskaOffutt1
Lincoln2
New JerseyNew York9
Philadelphia5
New MexicoWalker2
None (Test Site)1
New YorkNew York10
Niagra/Buffalo7
OhioCincinnati - Dayton4
Cleveland8
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia7
Pittsburgh12
Rhode IslandProvidence5
TexasBergstrom2
Dallas Fort Worth4
Dyess2
VirginiaNorfolk8
Washington3
WashingtonFairchild4
Hanford4
Seattle10
WisconsinMilwaukee8
TOTAL264

Number of Nike sites that were in service for each Defense Area by Year

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Anchorage, AK *000003333333333333222
Barksdale, LA000000222222200000000
Bergstrom AFB, TX000000222222200000000
Boston, MA031011111111118833333333333
Bridgeport, CT005666664422222222000
Chicago - Gary **21015212121211918181010999888777
Cincinnati-Dayton000000555555555551000
Cleveland007788886633333333000
Dallas-Fort Worth000000444443333000000
Detroit, MI010111414141413131366666555333
Dyess AFB, TX000000222222200000000
Fairbanks, AK000005555555555553000
Fairchild AFB, WA000344422222200000000
Hanford, WA044441100000000000000
Hartford, CT006666664422222111000
Kansas City, MO000004444443333300000
Lincoln, NE000000222222200000000
Loring AFB, ME000443333333300000000
Los Angeles, CA021113141414141213101010109888777
Milwaukee, WI006887775544444444000
Minneapolis-Saint Paul000004444444444444000
New York, NY01213171818191818181010101010888444
Niagra-Buffalo026667775543333330000
Norfolk, VI077888887753333333222
Oahu, HI000000044444444440000
Offutt AFB, NE000000222222200000000
Philadelphia, PA ***03101112121212111166666555444
Pittsburgh, PA05111112121210101066666555444
Providence, RI007777666644444444222
Robbins, GA000000222222200000000
Saint Louis, MO000000444444444000000
San Francisco, CA05101112121110101055555555333
Schilling AFB, KS000000000000000000000
Seattle, WA005810101097753333333333
Travis AFB, CA000142222222222222111
Turner, GA000000222222200000000
Walker AFB, NM000000000000000000000
Washington-Baltimore818181919181817151388888777666

* 2 Sites were active in Anchorage until 1979
** 1 Site was active in Chicago from 1950
*** 1 Site was active in Philadelphia until 1982

This data is from the book To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program