Laughlin Air Force Base Private
DLF · KDLF · Del Rio, TX · Towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-03 · night begins 08:59 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 06:39 AM | 11:39Z |
| Sunrise | 07:04 AM | 12:04Z |
| Sunset | 08:34 PM | 01:34Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:59 PM | 01:59Z |
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Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 13CLEFT traffic
- Heading
- 129° mag · 136° true
- Dimensions
- 8,852 × 150 ft
- TPA
- 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- PEM
- Lights
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°) + ALSF1
- ILS
- ILS · CAT I · LOC 110.3 (DLF) · GS 3.00°
More details — RWY 13C
- Threshold elev
- 1,081 ft
- Markings
- precision
- Threshold crossing height
- 38 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 1,082 ft
- Arresting gear
- MA-1A
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 13C/31C | 8,852 ft | |
| 13L/31R | 8,316 ft | |
| 13R/31L | 6,571 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
“Laughlin”Taxi & takeoff
“Laughlin”Departure & arrival
“Del Rio”Also
ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).
By procedure & sector (11 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 119.6 | CLASS C |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 259.1 | APCH/P · CLASS C |
| 269.9 | ATIS |
| 275.8 | GND/P |
| 296.7 | DEP/P |
| 307.375 | LCL/P |
| 335.8 | CD/P |
| 346.4 | ROCK SPRINGS RCAG (LOW) |
| 354.6 | PMSV METRO |
| 372.2 | COMD POST · PTD |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Instrument landing systems
RWY 13C · RWY 31C
| Runway | ILS |
|---|---|
| RWY 13C | ILS · CAT I · LOC 110.3 (DLF) · GS 3.00° |
| RWY 31C | LOC/GS · CAT I · LOC 108.9 (ILH) · GS 3.00° |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
DLF 114.40
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLF · Laughlin | VORTAC | 114.40 · 91X | High | r249° / 0.3 NM |
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Charts & procedures
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Airport info
From the field
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Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KDLF / DLF
- Coordinates
- 29.3595, -100.7780
- Elevation
- 1,082 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- Sectional chart
- SAN ANTONIO
- Airport use
- Private
- Control tower
- Yes
- Tower hours
- 1300-0100Z++ MON-FRI; 2100-2359Z SUN EXCP HOLS
- Airspace
- Class C · CLASS C SVC 1300-0100Z++ MON-FRI, 2100-2359Z SUN EXC HOL; OTHER TIMES CLASS G
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON (ZHU)
- Flight service (FSS)
- SAN ANGELO · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- DLF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 1300-0100Z++; SUN 2000-2300Z++
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1943/07
- Distance from city
- 5 E
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SS-SR
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
Runway lighting aids — 13C: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF1 · 31C: 4-light PAPI (left) · 13L: 4-light PAPI (left) · 31R: 4-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 39 notes
General
- RSTD: OVERHEAD APCH NOT AUTH FOR TRAN ACFT DUR STU TRNG OPR. EXP RADAR VECTORS FOR ILS, LOC OR STR-IN APCH AND FULL STOP LDG DUR STU TRNG.
- CAUTION: ALL DEP ACFT CROSS 2 DME AT OR BLW 3000' TO ENSURE SEPARATION FR CIV CORRIDOR.
- A-GEAR: BAK-15 ON DEP END RWY 13C-31C AND RWY 13L-31R. OPPOSITE END APCH OVER RAISED BARRIER IS PROH.
- NS ABTMT: AETC QUIET HR POLICY IN EFF 0400-1200Z++ DLY, NO TKOF, LO APCH OR TOUCH AND GO LDG.
- RSTD: ALL ACFT WITH WG SPAN LARGER THAN C130 RSTD.
- SERVICE-LGT: RWY 13C-31C PAPI/ILS RPI' S NOT COINCIDENTAL.
- JASU: 1(MD-3M) 1(MA-1A) 1(MC-1A) 1(MC-11) 1(A/M32A-86).
- FLUID: SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX.
- OIL: O-148 SOAP.
- RSTD: PPR, CTC BASE OPS DSN 732-5308, C830-298-5308.
- MISC: CLASS C AIRSPACE EFF 1300-0100Z++ MON-FRI, 2000-2300Z++ SUN, EXC HOL; OT CLASS G.
- MISC: CLASS E 700' AGL AND ABV.
- MISC: ALL ACFT DEP VFR SHALL CTC CLNC DEL 335.8 FOR CLASS C AIRSPACE CLIMB OUT INST PRIOR TO TAXI. ACFT OPR WITHIN THE RSU PRACTICE AREA ARE NOT CLASS C PARTICIPANTS. RSU PRACTICE AREA DEFINED IN AP/1.
- MISC: FIRST 300' RWY 13C/31C IS GROOVED CONCRETE, MIDDLE 8252' IS GROOVED ASPHALT.
- CAUTION: TXWY J VFR DAYTIME ONLY, NO EDGE LIGHTS INSTALLED.
- MISC: FIRST 1000' RWY 13L-31R GROOVED CONCRETE, MIDDLE 6315' GROOVED ASPHALT.
- CAUTION: LGT WINDCONE 249' WEST RWY 13C CENTERLINE, SOUTH TWY A. LGT WINDCONE 211' WEST RWY 13C CENTERLINE, NORTH TWY E.
- CAUTION: RUNWAY SUPERVISOR UNITS LOCATED 230' WEST OF RWY 13C ABEAM THE 7000' REMAINING MARKER; 236' WEST OF RWY 31C ABEAM THE 7000' REMAINING MARKER AND 221' EAST OF RWY 31R ABEAM THE 5500' REMAINING MARKER.
- RSTD: RWY 31L - THLD DISPLD 330'; DO NOT LAND PRIOR TO RWY THLD, DISPLD THLD MAY BE USED FOR TAKEOFF ON RWY 31L AND LANDING ROLLOUT ON RWY 13R. RWY 13R - DO NOT USE OPPOSITE END DISPLD THLD FOR TAKEOFF COMPUTATIONS OR TAKEOFF ROLL.
- RWY: RCR UNAVBL. RWY COND CODE (RWYCC) NOT RPTD. NO RWY SFC COND AVBL WHEN TWR CLSD.
- RSTD: RWY 13R/31L FOR LCL USE ONLY.
- RSTD: T-1 AND SMALLER ACFT ONLY ON TWYS B, C, D, E AND H.
- RSTD: ALL ACFT CROSS DEP END OF ALL RWYS AT OR BLO 1600' MSL.
- RSTD: ALL ACFT CROSS DEP END OF ALL RWYS AT OR BLW 1600' MSL FOR VMC DEP.
- TFC PAT: DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF RWYS, ONCE ESTAB ON FINAL APCH, TRAN ACFT WILL REMAIN ALIGNED WITH RWY 13C-31C TO AVOID T-6 TFC LDG RWY 13R-31L AT 2100' AND TFC LDG RWY 13L-31R AT 2100'-2600'.
- CAUTION: POTENTIAL TRANSIT/DIVERT UAS OPS WITHIN LCL TRML AREA.
- SERVICE-FUEL: A++, A++100.
- SERVICE-TRAN ALERT: OPR DURING AFLD HRS.
- SERVICE-LGT: THREE SETS OF MISSING TWY END LGTS: INT OF TWY G & D, TWY G & E, AND TWY G AND F.
- CAUTION: TWENTY-SEVEN SECURITY LGT POLES ALONG EDGE OF PRK APN HAVE NO OBST LGT.
- RSTD: TWY G1 FOR USE BY T6 ACFT ONLY.
- SERVICE-LGT: 4 MISSING RWY EDGE LGT ON RWY 13C/31C OPPOSITE INT WITH TWY J AND TWY D. 3 GROUPS TWY LGTS INSTL GREATER THAN 10' FR TWY EDGES: TWY B AND TWY G BOTH SIDES OF INT; TWY C AND TWY G BOTH SIDES OF INT; EAST SIDE TWY G ADJ APN. DOUBLE BLUE TWY ENTRANCE/EXIT LGT MISSING: TWY A AND RWY 13L/31R N SIDE; TWY A AND RWY 13R/31L S SIDE; TWY H AND RWY 13C/31C SW SIDE; TWY E AND RWY 13R/31L SW SIDE.
- MISC: AIRFIELD OPNS DOES NOT HAVE ABILITY TO STORE COMSEC. COMMAND POST HAS LTD AVBL STORAGE. CTC COMMAND POST DSN732-5167, C830-298-5167.
- MISC: FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES MAX 2300 GAL.
- MISC: WIDE-BODY ACFT (C17/C5) EXP 30 MIN OR LONGER SVC TIME DUE TO USE OF 1.5 HOSE.
Runways
- RWY 13C-31C PAPI OPR DUR OPR HR.
- RWY 13C-31C PAPI OPR DUR OPR HR.
Contact
- BASE OPNS
Attendance
- CLSD TO ALL ACFT EXC EMERG OT, SAT AND HOL; OT BY NOTAM.
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About KDLF
Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF · KDLF) is an airport in Del Rio, TX, at 1,082 ft MSL. It has 3 runways, the longest 8,852 ft, with a control tower. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KDLF, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KDLF have a control tower?
Yes. Laughlin Air Force Base has an operating FAA control tower. See the Comms & NavAids section for tower and ground frequencies.
What is the longest runway at KDLF?
Laughlin Air Force Base has 3 runways; the longest is 8,852 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KDLF?
Laughlin Air Force Base is in Del Rio, TX, at an elevation of 1,082 ft MSL. Coordinates: 29.3595, -100.7780.
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