# Lackland Air Force Base (SKF / KSKF)

**Lackland Air Force Base** (IATA: SKF, ICAO: KSKF) is a medium airport in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 11,550 ft (3,520 m) long, concrete. It is operated by United States Air Force. In 2021 it handled 2 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SKF / KSKF
- FAA: SKF
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 691 ft / 211 m
- Coordinates: 29.3842, -98.5811
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 11,550 ft / 3,520 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 5 departures, 8 arrivals
- Passengers: 1,631 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.myairmanmuseum.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lackland_Air_Force_Base (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1416857
- Weather station: KSKF
- Ident: KSKF

## Timeline

- 1941: Lackland Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 11,550 ft / 3,520 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 162° / 342° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00371AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 529 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 5,502 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,631 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2K (2021) | #3,215 of 3,974 | #853 in North America | #618 in US |
| Longest runway | 11,550 ft / 3,520 m | #466 of 29,858 | #114 in North America | #99 in US |
| Elevation | 691 ft / 211 m | =23,588 of 43,403 | =11,259 in North America | =9,325 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SAN ANTONIO APP | 118.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.450 |
| DEP | SAN ANTONIO DEP | 125.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 23.980 |
| POST | AFRC COMD POST | 143.800 |
| PTD | PTD | 130.650 |
| TWR | KELLY TWR | 124.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [SSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kssf.md) Stinson Municipal Airport · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [RND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krnd.md) Randolph Air Force Base · 21 mi / 33 km
- [KBAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbaz.md) New Braunfels National Airport · 39 mi / 63 km
- [KHYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khyi.md) San Marcos Regional Airport · 56 mi / 90 km
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · 79 mi / 127 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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/kskf/data