Nellis Air Force Base
| Nellis Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States of America | |||||||||
An aerial view of Nellis AFB taken in 2014 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Combat Command (ACC) | ||||||||
| Open to the public | Yes, with restrictions (Thunderbirds Museum and tours) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°14′57″N 114°59′46″W / 36.24917°N 114.99611°W | ||||||||
| Area | 4,600 ha (11,300 acres) | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 (as Las Vegas Army Airfield) | ||||||||
| In use | 1941 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Joshua DeMotts | ||||||||
| Garrison | 99th Air Base Wing (Host) | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV, FAA LID: LSV, WMO: 723865 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 569.6 metres (1,869 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
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Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace", associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The base also has the Combined Air and Space Operations Center-Nellis.