Airports / Texas / DLF
Laughlin Air Force Base
KDLF / DLFDel Rio, TexasELEV 1,082 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Del Rio International Airport (DRT).
Overview
Laughlin Air Force Base, listed as KDLF / DLF, is a mid-sized airport in Del Rio, Texas. Field elevation is 1,082 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list DLF as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Del Rio International Airport (DRT, 8 nm), Sonora Municipal Airport (KSOA, 74 nm), and Kimble County Airport (JCT, 87 nm).
Trip costs from DLF are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Laughlin AFB and Laughlin Field. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DLF to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KDLF
IATA
DLF
FAA / Local
DLF
Elevation
1,082 ft
Coordinates
29.3595° N · 100.7780° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 1,082 ft, DLF sits higher than 65% of the 127 Texas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmDRTDel Rio International AirportDel Rio
- 74nmKSOASonora Municipal AirportSonora
- 87nmJCTKimble County AirportJunction
- 115nmSKFLackland Air Force BaseSan Antonio
- 121nmSSFStinson Municipal AirportSan Antonio
- 121nmSJTSan Angelo Regional Mathis FieldSan Angelo
Location
Open the full mapKDLF · Laughlin Air Force Base · Del Rio, TX