Laughlin Air Force Base | |||||||||||
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Near Del Rio, Texas in United States of America | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°21′34″N 100°46′41″W / 29.35944°N 100.77806°W | ||||||||||
Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | ||||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
Website | www.laughlin.af.mil | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1943 | (as Laughlin Army Air Field)||||||||||
In use | 1943 – present | ||||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||||
Current commander | Colonel Tyler Ellison | ||||||||||
Garrison | 47th Flying Training Wing (Host) | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: DLF, ICAO: KDLF, FAA LID: DLF, WMO: 722615 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 329.4 metres (1,081 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Laughlin Air Force Base (IATA: DLF, ICAO: KDLF, FAA LID: DLF) is a facility of the United States Air Force located east of Del Rio, Texas.