Directions from Airport: The Colorado Springs Airport is located south of Peterson AFB. Following the road exiting the airport, turn right on Powers Boulevard. Stay on Powers approximately six miles. Turn right at the Airport Road intersection. Turn right at the next light. This is the access road to the Peterson AFB West Gate. If you wish to enter Peterson AFB through the North Gate, stay on Powers Boulevard until you reach Platte Avenue (U.S. Highway 24). Exit right; the exit for the North Gate is approximately one mile east of Powers Boulevard.

Directions if driving: Entering Colorado Springs on Interstate 25 from south or north, exit on Academy Blvd. Proceed towards the center of the city, turn east on Platte Avenue (U.S. Highway 24). The Peterson AFB North Gate will be on the right, approximately one mile east of Powers Boulevard. If coming from the east on Highway 24, the Peterson AFB North Gate will be on your left, on the eastern edge of Colorado Springs.

Your sponsor can help make your arrival and in-processing procedure smooth. Talk with your sponsor about your needs, and ask for assistance with transportation, maps and base procedures.

The Air Force established the sponsor program to make reassignment easier. Your sponsor has experienced the relocation you are about to make and has answers to many of your questions.

If you don't hear from your sponsor within 60 days of your reporting date, call your new unit's orderly room.

Peterson AFB has three visitor control gates. The West Gate is open 24 hours a day. The North Gate hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. closed weekends and holidays, and the East Gate hours of operations are Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekends.

To sign in at Peterson or Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, report to the Military Personnel Flight in Building 350.

People assigned to Schriever must report to their unit orderly room, which will schedule them for in-processing. The base INTRO manager, at (719) 556-7377/DSN 834-7377, can provide orderly room numbers and can contact sponsors if necessary.

The base dorm manager can be called at 556-4027. The number for the billeting office, located in Building 1042, is 556-6293.

The Colorado Springs and vicinity area code is (719). Peterson's DSN prefix is 692 for numbers with a 554 commercial prefix. For numbers with a 556 prefix, the DSN prefix is 834.

Schriever's DSN prefix is 560. To reach Schriever from a commercial line, use a 567 prefix.

Cheyenne Mountain's DSN prefix is 268. To reach Cheyenne Mountain from a commercial line, use a 474 prefix.

Peterson's post office, located in Building 1466, offers complete postal services, including money orders, stamps, parcel post, express mail, international mail service, and registered, certified and insured mailing, and limited service for people who collect stamps. The post office also rents lock boxes. A stamp vending machine is available 24 hours a day in the lobby.

Identification card applications for DEERS-eligible people and civilian contractors are issued at the Military Personnel Flight customer service center in Building 350. For more information, call (719) 556-7377.

Peterson AFB no longer requires base vehicle registration. Drivers must show a military identification card to enter the base.

Automobile Titles: In order to title your vehicle, you must show proof of purchase with sales tax paid in a previous state, or you will be subject to Colorado sales tax. You will be assessed state tax of 3 percent, plus county and city tax at your home address. City and county tax varies and can amount to as much as an additional 1.5 percent of the purchase price. The total sales tax can be as high as 7.5 percent. If you purchased a vehicle overseas within last six months, it is subject to Colorado State sales tax when registered. All others are exempt.

Insurance: Vehicle insurance coverage is mandatory in the state of Colorado. It must be verified at the time of vehicle registration. The mandatory liability minimum in Colorado is $25,000 bodily injury, $50,000 per accident and $15,000 property damage.