# Luke Air Force Base (LUF / KLUF)

**Luke Air Force Base** (IATA: LUF, ICAO: KLUF) is a medium airport in Glendale, Arizona, United States. It opened in Sep 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LUF / KLUF
- FAA: LUF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Opened: Sep 1943
- Elevation: 1,084 ft / 330 m
- Coordinates: 33.5350, -112.3830
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 4 departures, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Website: http://www.luke.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Air_Force_Base (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346991
- Weather station: KLUF
- Ident: KLUF

## Timeline

- Sep 1943: Luke Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03L/21R | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 043° / 223° | yes |
| 03R/21L | 9,912 ft / 3,021 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 043° / 223° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00321AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US |
| Elevation | 1,084 ft / 330 m | =16,422 of 43,403 | =7,226 in North America | =5,722 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 120.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.925 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 126.250 |
| GND | GND | 133.175 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 26.740 |
| POST | COMD POST | 34.940 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [PRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kprc.md) Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field · 77 mi / 124 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/kluf/data