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{{Short description|US Air Force base near Del Rio, Texas}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox military installation | name = Laughlin Air Force Base | ensign = | ensign_size = | native_name = | partof = <!-- for elements within a larger site --> | location = | nearest_town = [[Del Rio, Texas|Del Rio]], [[Texas]] | country = [[United States|United States of America]] | image = File:470g-t6texanII.jpg| | alt = | caption = A [[Beechcraft T-6 Texan II]] of the [[47th Flying Training Wing]] based at Laughlin AFB, Texas | image2 = [[File:Air Education and Training Command.svg|100px]] | alt2 = | caption2 = | type = US Air Force base | coordinates = {{coord|29|21|34|N|100|46|41|W|display=inline,title}} | gridref = | image_map = | image_mapsize = | image_map_alt = | image_map_caption = | pushpin_map = North America#USA#Texas | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_relief =y | pushpin_image = | pushpin_label = Laughlin AFB | pushpin_label_position = top | pushpin_mark =roundel of the USAF.svg | pushpin_marksize =20 | ownership = [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] | operator = [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] | controlledby = [[Air Education and Training Command]] (AETC) | open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc --> | site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox --> | site_other = <!-- for other sorts of facilities β radar types etc --> | site_area = <!-- area of site m2, km2 square mile etc --> | code = <!--facility/installation code, applies to US --> | built = {{Start date|1943}} (as Laughlin Army Air Field) | used = 1943 β present<!--{{End date|1946}} --> | builder = | materials = | height = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level --> | length = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs --> | fate = <!--changed from demolished parameter--> | condition = Operational | battles = | events = | current_commander = [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] Tyler Ellison | past_commanders = <!-- past notable commander(s) --> | garrison = [[47th Flying Training Wing]] (Host) | occupants = <!-- squadrons only --> | designations = | website = [https://www.laughlin.af.mil www.laughlin.af.mil] <!-- begin airfield information --> | IATA = DLF | ICAO = KDLF | FAA = DLF | TC = | LID = | GPS = | WMO = 722615 | elevation = {{Convert|329.4|m|0}} | r1-number = 13C/31C | r1-length = {{Convert|2698|m|0}} | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] | r2-number = 13L/31R | r2-length = {{Convert|2534.4|m|0}} | r2-surface = [[Porous European Mix]] | r3-number = 13R/31L | r3-length = {{Convert|2002.8 |m|0}} | r3-surface = Asphalt | h1-number = | h1-length = <!-- {{Convert| |m|0}} --> | h1-surface = | airfield_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox --> | airfield_other = <!-- for other sorts of airfield facilities --> <!-- end airfield information --> | footnotes = '''Source:''' [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/1909/00111ad.pdf#nameddest=(DLF)|title=Airport Diagram β Laughlin AFB (KDLF)|date=15 August 2019|website=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> }} '''Laughlin Air Force Base''' {{Airport codes|DLF|KDLF|DLF}} is a facility of the [[United States Air Force]] located east of [[Del Rio, Texas]].
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