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Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field
Airfield in Maricopa County, Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field (ICAO: KGXF, FAA LID: GXF) is a United States Air Force auxiliary airfield used as an emergency landing facility by Luke Air Force Base and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base aircraft and units from other nearby bases using the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range complex. The airfield is located 3.5 miles (3.0 nmi; 5.6 km) south of Interstate 8 and the central business district of Gila Bend, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[2]
Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field | |||||||
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Part of Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range | |||||||
Gila Bend, Arizona in the United States of America | |||||||
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Coordinates | 32°53′15″N 112°43′12″W | ||||||
Type | US Air Force auxiliary airfield | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1942 (1942) | ||||||
In use | 1942 – present | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Garrison | 56th Range Management Office | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: KGXF, FAA LID: GXF, WMO: 747240 | ||||||
Elevation | 269.1 metres (883 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: AirNav.com[1] |
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned GXF by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]