# Davis Monthan Air Force Base (DMA / KDMA)

**Davis Monthan Air Force Base** (IATA: DMA, ICAO: KDMA) is a medium airport in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It opened on 23 Sep 1927. It has one runway, 13,645 ft (4,159 m) long, paved. It is operated by United States Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdma

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DMA / KDMA
- FAA: DMA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Opened: 23 Sep 1927
- Elevation: 2,704 ft / 824 m
- Coordinates: 32.1665, -110.8830
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 13,645 ft / 4,159 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 2 departures
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Website: https://www.dm.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis%E2%80%93Monthan_Air_Force_Base (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1177897
- Weather station: KDMA
- Ident: KDMA

## Timeline

- 23 Sep 1927: Davis Monthan Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 13,645 ft / 4,159 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved | 137° / 317° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00429AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 13,645 ft / 4,159 m | #61 of 29,858 | #19 in North America | #14 in US |
| Elevation | 2,704 ft / 824 m | =6,278 of 43,403 | =3,032 in North America | =2,340 in US |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | TUCSON APP/DEP | 119.400 |
| ACP | COMD POST | 38.130 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.010 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 23.980 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [TUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktus.md) Tucson International Airport · 4.8 mi / 7.7 km
- [FHU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhu.md) Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field · 51 mi / 82 km
- [OLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kols.md) Nogales International Airport · 52 mi / 83 km
- [NOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmng.md) Nogales International Airport · 65 mi / 105 km
- [DUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdug.md) Bisbee Douglas International Airport · 89 mi / 144 km
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · 91 mi / 146 km

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #61

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdma/data