"Las Vegas Army Airfield" redirects here. For the 1941–49 Las Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, see Nellis Air Force Bombing and Gunnery Range. For the 1956–70 radar site, see Las Vegas Air Force Station.
Yes, with restrictions (Thunderbirds Museum and tours)
Condition
Operational
Website
Official website
Site history
Built
1941 (1941) (as Las Vegas Army Airfield)
In use
1941 – present
Garrison information
Current commander
Colonel Todd Dyer
Garrison
99th Air Base Wing (Host)
Occupants
United States Air Force Warfare Center
53rd Test and Evaluation Group
57th Wing
365th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
505th Command and Control Wing
563d Rescue Group
926th Wing
820th RED HORSE Squadron
Joint Electromagnetic Preparedness for Advanced Combat
Nevada Test and Training Range
United States Air Force Thunderbirds
Airfield information
Identifiers
IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV, FAA LID: LSV, WMO: 723865
Elevation
569.6 metres (1,869 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction
Length and surface
03L/21R
3,084.5 metres (10,120 ft) concrete
03R/21L
3,063.5 metres (10,051 ft) concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2]
Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace",[3] associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The base also has the Combined Air and Space Operations Center-Nellis.
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