Laughlin Air Force Base
| Laughlin Air Force Base | |||||||||||
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| Near Del Rio, Texas in United States of America | |||||||||||
A Beechcraft T-6 Texan II of the 47th Flying Training Wing based at Laughlin AFB, Texas | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Website | www.laughlin.af.mil | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°21′34″N 100°46′41″W / 29.35944°N 100.77806°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1943 (as Laughlin Army Air Field) | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943 – present | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Tyler Ellison | ||||||||||
| Garrison | 47th Flying Training Wing (Host) | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: DLF, ICAO: KDLF, FAA LID: DLF, WMO: 722615 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 329.4 metres (1,081 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Laughlin Air Force Base (IATA: DLF, ICAO: KDLF, FAA LID: DLF) is a facility of the United States Air Force located east of Del Rio, Texas.