# Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport (KGXF)

**Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport** (ICAO: KGXF) is a small airport in Gila Bend, Arizona, United States. It opened in Jul 1942. It has one runway, 8,503 ft (2,592 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KGXF
- FAA: GXF
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gila Bend, Arizona, United States
- Opened: Jul 1942
- Elevation: 881 ft / 269 m
- Coordinates: 32.8875, -112.7200
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 8,503 ft / 2,592 m
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Bend_Air_Force_Auxiliary_Field (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74840681
- Weather station: KGXF
- Ident: KGBN

## Timeline

- Jul 1942: Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 8,503 ft / 2,592 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,503 ft / 2,592 m | =2,142 of 29,858 | =462 in North America | =342 in US |
| Elevation | 881 ft / 269 m | =19,855 of 43,403 | =9,092 in North America | =7,404 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 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 | LUKE APP/DEP | 125.450 |
| MISC | SNAKE EYE | 122.775 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [E63](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke63.md) Gila Bend Municipal Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km
- [KGAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgax.md) Williams Auxiliary Air Field 6 · 5.6 mi / 9.0 km
- [AZ05](https://dromopedia.com/airports/az05.md) Lakeside Airpark · 16 mi / 26 km
- [US-3617](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3617.md) Woods Road West Airstrip · 17 mi / 27 km
- [US-3616](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3616.md) Gilks Ranch Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [US-1995](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1995.md) Woods Road North Landing Strip · 17 mi / 28 km

## 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/kgbn/data