# Maxwell Air Force Base (MXF / KMXF)

**Maxwell Air Force Base** (IATA: MXF, ICAO: KMXF) is a medium airport in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It opened in May 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,008 ft (2,441 m). It is operated by Air Education and Training Command.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MXF / KMXF
- FAA: MXF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Education and Training Command
- Serves: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
- Opened: May 1941
- Elevation: 171 ft / 52 m
- Coordinates: 32.3829, -86.3658
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,008 ft / 2,441 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.maxwell.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Air_Force_Base (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1785757
- Weather station: KMXF
- Ident: KMXF

## Timeline

- May 1941: Maxwell Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 8,008 ft / 2,441 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 148° / 328° | yes |
| 009/189 | 3,015 ft / 919 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt |  |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00274AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,008 ft / 2,441 m | =2,691 of 29,858 | #544 in North America | #402 in US |
| Elevation | 171 ft / 52 m | =34,687 of 43,403 | =15,815 in North America | =13,299 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | MONTGOMERY APP/DEP | 121.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.700 |
| GND | GND | 127.150 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.230 |
| POST | 42 ABW COMD POST | 23.460 |
| POST | AFRC 908AW COMD POST | 39.690 |
| PTD | PTD | 122.850 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [MGM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmgm.md) Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · 5.9 mi / 9.5 km
- [TOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktoi.md) Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field · 42 mi / 67 km
- [KEET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keet.md) Shelby County Airport · 60 mi / 97 km
- [79J](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k79j.md) South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport · 74 mi / 119 km
- [LSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klsf.md) Lawson Army Air Field · 80 mi / 130 km
- [CSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcsg.md) Columbus Airport · 84 mi / 135 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/kmxf/data