Laguna Army Airfield

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
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorUnited States Army
LocationYuma Proving Ground, Arizona
Elevation AMSL433 ft / 132 m
Coordinates32°51′36″N 114°23′48″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,118 1,865 Asphalt
6/24 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
The MQ-9B Sky Guardian using 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.[2]

Laguna Army Airfield was built during World War II as an auxiliary field that served Camp Laguna and the Yuma Army Air Field (now: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma) and is part 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. FAA Airport Master Record for LGF (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. Game-changing unmanned aircraft tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Army.mil, by Mr. Mark Schauer (ATEC), dated 3 June 2019, last accessed 24 July 2019
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