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Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field

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Type
  
Military airfield

Address
  
Gila Bend, AZ 85337, USA

In use
  
1942–Present

Year built
  
1942


Controlled by
  
United States Army Air Forces

Similar
  
Gila Bend Municipal Airport, Gila Bend KOA Journey, US Air Force Departme, Shell, Burleson Park

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Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field (ICAO: KGXF, FAA LID: GXF) is a United States Air Force auxiliary airfield used as an emergency landing facility by Luke Air Force Base and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base aircraft and units from other nearby bases using the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range complex. The airfield is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of Interstate 8 and the central business district of Gila Bend, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned GXF by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

History

The facility was opened in July 1942 when it was part of the Gila Bend Gunnery Range. During World War II it was under the command of the 492d (Reduced) Army Air Force Base Unit, AAF West Coast Training Center. It served as the range headquarters for a massive bombing and gunnery range, now known as the Barry M. Goldwater Range, and for maintenance of the range and range targets. It remained an active Air Force facility manned by USAF personnel until approximately 1995. It was also used as an auxiliary landing field. As of 2011, this role is handled by private contractors utilizing portions of the facility.

Auxiliary Fields to Gila Bend AFAF

  • Gila Bend #6/Williams AAF #4: 32°43′11″N 112°51′14″W
  • Gila Bend #6/Williams AAF #5: 32°49′05″N 112°54′54″W
  • Gila Bend #6/Williams AAF #6: 32°53′05″N 112°48′59″W
  • Facilities

    Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field has one runway designated Rwy 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,500 by 150 feet (2,591 x 46 m).

    References

    Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field Wikipedia


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