Laughlin Air Force Base
DLF · KDLF · Del Rio, Texas · Val Verde County · map
Laughlin Air Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 5 miles east of Del Rio, Texas, 1,082 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 13C/31C, is 8,852 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KDLF · observed 5:55 pm CDT (22:55 UTC), 35 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 90°F (32°C), dew point 56°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC), good until Wed 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind light and variable, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- Changing between Wed 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC) and 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) to: wind from the east at 8 knots, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
- Changing between Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) to: wind from the southeast at 10 knots, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDLF 062255Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 32/13 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP106 T03240131 $
TAF KDLF 062200Z 0622/0802 VRB06KT 9999 FEW050 QNH2989INS BECMG 0707/0708 10008KT 9999 FEW060 QNH2993INS BECMG 0716/0717 14010KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS TX34/0622Z TN20/0712Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DLF · ICAO KDLF
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 1,082 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 1300-0100z++ mon-fri; 2100-2359z sunday except holidays
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 1:00 pm to 0100z++; Sunday, 8:00 pm to 2300z++
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13C/31C | 8,852 × 150 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 13L/31R | 8,316 × 150 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 13R/31L | 6,571 × 150 ft | Asphalt | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13C: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 31C: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 13L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31L: threshold displaced 330 ft, 6,241 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 114.4 | Laughlin |
| Clearance delivery | 120.5 | Laughlin |
| Tower | 125.2 | Laughlin |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 119.6 | Laughlin |
| Approach and departure | 127.75 | |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Laughlin |
| Rock Springs Center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.75 | Laughlin |
Aircraft registered in Del Rio from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Del Rio, Texas: 18 piston singles, 1 drone, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Restricted: overhead approach not authorized for tran aircraft dur stu training operates. Exp radar vectors for ILS, localizer or STR-IN approach and full stop landing dur stu training.
- Closed to all aircraft except emergency OT, Saturday and holidays; OT by NOTAM.
- Base operations
- BAK-15 chag (151' ovrn).
- BAK-15 chag (115' ovrn).
- BAK-15 chag (155' ovrn).
- BAK-15 chag (155' ovrn).
- Runway 13C-31C PAPI operates dur operates hour.
- Runway 13C-31C PAPI operates dur operates hour.
- Caution: all departure aircraft cross 2 DME at or below 3000' to ensure separation FR civil corridor.
- A-GEAR: BAK-15 on departure end runway 13C-31C and runway 13L-31R. opposite end approach over raised barrier is proh.
- NS abtmt: aetc quiet hour policy in effective 0400-1200Z++ daily, no takeoff, LO approach or touch and go landing.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.