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Ever wondered what goes on in a military installation? Although we're a secure facility, we're dedicated to showing our community just what goes on here at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. To plan your next group visit with us, please read this page carefully.

*Our tour season begins every year on April 1 and ends September 30 each season.
 
Tour dates are subject to immediate cancellation at any time due to potential mission requirements.
 

request process

Step 1

No later than four weeks prior to requested tour date, fill out and submit the tour request form on this page.

Step 2
Call the 914th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office at (716) 236-2136 to confirm tour request receipt and approval. If approved, a public affairs representative will email you additional instructions including an entry access request form. 

Step 3
No later than two weeks prior to requested tour date, fill out the entry access request form and return it to the public affairs office. If public affairs doesn't receive this form prior to two weeks before your tour date, we will not be able to complete security requirements and will not be able to grant you access to the base for the tour. 

Step 4
Once sent, call (716) 236-2136 to confirm receipt of your Entry Access Request Form. We are not responsible for forms that do not get to us, so it it is critical that you call us to confirm that we've have received the form no later than two weeks prior to your tour date. 

NOTE: All of our tour guests who are 18 and older must pass a background check to ensure they are able to enter a federal military installation. Any individual age 16 or older requesting access to the installation must bring a valid form of picture identification (federal, state, official student, or passport). If the individual is unable to produce an official photo or identification card they will be denied access to the installation.

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rules

Only people whose information is submitted to us on the entry access request form and who have been properly vetted by our Security Forces personnel will be given access to the installation. Anyone whose name is not submitted to us in advance, or who has disqualifying information resulting from security background checks, will be denied entry. All persons and vehicles will be subject to search at all times while on Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
 
These items may not be present on your person or within your vehicle during your visit to Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. 
• Firearms and ammunition of any kind (eg. hand guns, air pistols, rifles, shotguns, automatic or semi-automatic weapons)
• Weapons of any kind (eg. bows and arrows, crossbows, sling shots, brass knuckles, nunchucks, clubs, knives)
• Non-lethal weapons any kind (eg. TASERs or O.C. Pepper Spray)
• Incendiary devices or explosive material of any kind
• Illegal drugs or alcohol
• Pets (except certified working dogs for people with disabilities)
 
Per Air Force instructions, tour groups must have at least 20 people due to the federal resources required to conduct a tour. Tours may have no more than 45 attendees due to base bussing limitations. Tour groups may select two tour locations from the list on the request form, but these tour stops are based on availability and may be changed with no notice to accommodate our mission. 
 
All tour guests driving to or on the installation must have a valid driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance readily available.  All adults attending the tour should have a valid form of government photo ID.
 
Tour groups have the option of having lunch at our Community Activities Center (CAC) at their own expense. Lunch must be arranged with the public affairs office prior to your tour date and paid for upon receipt of food unless advanced arrangements are made with the CAC to pay by invoice.
 
Tours will be scheduled with a minimum of two weeks notice to all supporting offices – unused tour dates will be closed at the two week deadline. Your tour date is not booked until the 914th Air Refueling Wing public affairs office has confirmed receipt of your request and accepted your tour request form. Please call our office at (716) 236-2136 to ensure receipt.