# Altus Air Force Base (LTS / KLTS)

**Altus Air Force Base** (IATA: LTS, ICAO: KLTS) is a medium airport in Altus, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in Jul 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 13,440 ft (4,097 m). It is operated by Air Education and Training Command.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LTS / KLTS
- FAA: LTS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Education and Training Command
- Serves: Altus, Oklahoma, United States
- Opened: Jul 1943
- Elevation: 1,382 ft / 421 m
- Coordinates: 34.6671, -99.2667
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 13,440 ft / 4,097 m
- Instrument procedures: 18 approaches, 2 departures
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.altus.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altus_Air_Force_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2560021
- Weather station: KLTS · WMO 72352
- Ident: KLTS

## Timeline

- Jul 1943: Altus Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18R/36L | 13,440 ft / 4,097 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 18L/36R | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 176/356 | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | 90 ft / 27 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00482AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 13,440 ft / 4,097 m | #84 of 29,858 | #31 in North America | #26 in US |
| Elevation | 1,382 ft / 421 m | =13,015 of 43,403 | =5,616 in North America | =4,308 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 125.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.350 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 120.650 |
| DEP | DEP | 125.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.850 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 23.980 |
| POST | COMD POST | 31.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.650 |

## Nearby airports

- [HBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khbr.md) Hobart Regional Airport · 26 mi / 41 km
- [LAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klaw.md) Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [FSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfsi.md) Henry Post Army Air Field · 49 mi / 79 km
- [CDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcds.md) Childress Municipal Airport · 60 mi / 97 km
- [SPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksps.md) Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base · 64 mi / 104 km

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #84

## 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/klts/data