Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field
| Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field | |||||||
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| Part of Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range | |||||||
| Gila Bend, Arizona in the United States of America | |||||||
A US Geological Survey aerial image from 2006 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | US Air Force auxiliary airfield | ||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 32°53′15″N 112°43′12″W / 32.88750°N 112.72000°W | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||
| In use | 1942 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Garrison | 56th Range Management Office | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: KGXF, FAA LID: GXF, WMO: 747240 | ||||||
| Elevation | 269.1 metres (883 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: AirNav.com | |||||||
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 3.5 miles (3.0 nmi; 5.6 km) south of Interstate 8 and the central business district of Gila Bend, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
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.