Laguna Army Airfield

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Laguna Army Airfield
AMSL
433 ft / 132 m
Coordinates32°51′58″N 114°23′52″W / 32.86611°N 114.39778°W / 32.86611; -114.39778
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,118 1,865 Asphalt
6/24 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Sources:
GNIS[1][2]
The MQ-9B Sky Guardian used Laguna Army Airfield for testing and certification, including achieving a 48.2 hour endurance record and getting the first FAA certification of an unmanned aircraft to fly in civilian air space.[3]

Laguna Army Airfield (IATA: LGF, ICAO: KLGF, FAA LID: LGF) is a military airport located at Yuma Proving Ground, 14 miles (12 nmi; 23 km) northeast of the central business district of Yuma, a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The airport has an active air traffic control tower within class D airspace.[1]

Laguna Army Airfield was built during

Yuma Army Air Field (now Marine Corps Air Station Yuma). It is one of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields
.

Facilities

Laguna Army Airfield has two asphalt paved runways:

  • 18/36 measuring 6,118 by 150 feet (1,865 x 46 m)
  • 6/24 measuring 6,000 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m)[1]

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    , effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laguna Army Airfield (Yuma Proving Ground)
  3. ^ Game-changing unmanned aircraft tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Army.mil, by Mark Schauer (ATEC), dated 3 June 2019, last accessed 24 July 2019

Further reading

  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
    OCLC 71006954, 29991467
  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC.
    OCLC 57007862, 1050653629

External links
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