Nellis Air Force Base
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"Las Vegas Army Airfield" redirects here. For the 1941–49 Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, see Nellis Air Force Bombing and Gunnery Range. For the 1956–70 radar site, see Las Vegas Air Force Station.
Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace",[3] associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The base also has the Combined Air and Space Operations Center-Nellis.
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Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States of America | |||||||||
Coordinates | 36°14′57″N 114°59′46″W[1] | ||||||||
Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
Area | 4,600 ha (11,300 acres) | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | Air Combat Command (ACC) | ||||||||
Open to the public | Yes, with restrictions (Thunderbirds Museum and tours) | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1941 (1941) (as Las Vegas Army Airfield) | ||||||||
In use | 1941 – present | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
Current commander | Colonel Joshua DeMotts | ||||||||
Garrison | 99th Air Base Wing (Host) | ||||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV, FAA LID: LSV, WMO: 723865 | ||||||||
Elevation | 569.6 metres (1,869 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] |
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