Nellis Air Force Base (LSV/KLSV)

USA / Nevada / Sunrise Manor /
 military airbase, United States Air Force
www.nellis.af.mil/
www.airnav.com/airport/KLSV

57th Wing [57th WG]
57th Operations Group [57th OG]
66th RQS (HH-60G Pave Hawk)
USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds 6 x F-16Cs)

53rd Test and Evaluation Group
A-10, B-1, B-2, B-52, F-15C/E, F-16, F-117, F-22A and HH-60G combat aircraft.

57th Adversary Tactics Group
64th Aggressor Squadron (F-16Cs)
65th Aggressor Squadron (24 x F-15C)

Previously assigned units:
11th RS (MQ-1 Predator)
15th RS (MQ-1 Predator)
17th RS (MQ-1 Predator)
30th RS (MQ-1 Predator)
474th Tactical Fight Wing (Inactive)


Runway 3L/21R
Dimensions: 10123 x 200 ft. / 3085 x 61 m

Runway 3R/21L
Dimensions: 10055 x 150 ft. / 3065 x 46 m

Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. It is also treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census for statistical purposes, and so specific demographic information about residents of the base is compiled. As of 2000, the base had a population of 8,896.

Nellis is the location of the USAF Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, a major training location for both US and foreign fighter aircraft pilots. The base is named for William Harrell Nellis, a Las Vegas resident and P-47 pilot who died in action during the Battle of the Bulge.

The main base covers approximately 11,300 acres (46 km²). 62 percent of it is undeveloped, while the remaining area is either paved or contains structures.

The base consists of three major functional areas.

* Area I include the airfield and most of the mission support functions.
* Area II is east of Area I and contains the munitions area.
* Area III is across Las Vegas Boulevard from Area I. It contains housing, base hospital, and open space.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   36°14'24"N   114°59'51"W

Comments

  • Some of the squadrons on your list are at Creech AFB such as the 11th, 15th and 17th RS.
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