# Langley Air Force Base (LFI / KLFI)

**Langley Air Force Base** (IATA: LFI, ICAO: KLFI) is a medium airport in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1917. It has one runway, 10,002 ft (3,049 m) long, concrete. It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LFI / KLFI
- FAA: LFI
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Hampton, Virginia, United States
- Opened: 1917
- Elevation: 8 ft / 3 m
- Coordinates: 37.0829, -76.3605
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 10,002 ft / 3,049 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 2 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.jble.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langley_Air_Force_Base (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650056
- Weather station: KLFI · WMO 74598
- Ident: KLFI

## Timeline

- 1917: Langley Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 10,002 ft / 3,049 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00185AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 10,002 ft / 3,049 m | =1,039 of 29,858 | =225 in North America | =175 in US |
| Elevation | 8 ft / 3 m | =42,733 of 43,403 | =19,198 in North America | =15,632 in US |
| Age | Opened 1917 | =136 of 15,079 | =13 in North America | =12 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 | NORFOLK APP/DEP | 124.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.010 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.850 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | NASA OPS | 123.375 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 23.980 |
| POST | CNSOLIDATED CMD POST | 25.125 |
| PTD | PTD | 141.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [PHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphf.md) Newport News Williamsburg International Airport · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [NGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kngu.md) Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · 11 mi / 17 km
- [FAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfaf.md) Felker Army Air Field · 14 mi / 23 km
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [NTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kntu.md) Oceana Naval Air Station · 26 mi / 41 km
- [ECG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kecg.md) Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station · 58 mi / 93 km

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #87

## 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/klfi/data