LUF - Luke Afb

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Location: Glendale, AZ

Elevation: 1,083ft

Sectional: Phoenix

Activation date: Sep 1943

Fuel: A++

Runway 03L/21R: 10,000ft

Runway 03R/21L: 9,912ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-10-30 05:55:00 MST

Ceiling:	5,500ft
Wind:	Calm
Temperature:	69°F
Dewpoint:	54°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 5,500ft, Overcast @ 8,000ft

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METAR KLUF 301255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN055 OVC080 21/13 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE1155RAB38E49DZB49E50RAB50E51 SLP104 P0000 T02080125 $

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Dusk-0530z mon-thur, dusk-0130z fri.
Rdcd level arff cpbltys cat 1-7; critical level arff cpbltys cat 8-10; wkend & hol further rdc cpbltys. svr risk loss; arff not expd to extinguish interior fire or successful rescue ops. ltd exterior arff performed - amgmt to verify.
Rstd: hover ldg na wo atct perm.
Rstd: ppr all acft - d896-7131/ c623-856-7131/7132; ppr arr block time +/- 30 min of sked ldg.
Tsnt must coord apvl for lcl sorties prior to arr. tsnt classified storage na at amops; ctc command post for storage - d896-5600/c623-856-5600.
Rstd: all acft req flt plan prior to dep.
Rstd: civ prac apch na.
Ctn: jet trng act.
Ctn: hydroplaning psbl all rwys when wet; mowers wi 100 ft of rwys & twys 1530-0001z mon-fri.
Noise abatement; noise sensitive area 5 nm ne.
Jasu: 2(am32a-60a) 2(mc-1a) fuel: a++ fluid - sp presair lpox lox.
Oil: o-128-packaged only, rqr hand transfer; 133-148-156 soap.
Tran alert; ltd prkg; exp up to 4 hr dla. flw me & min fleet svc avbl - 24 hr ppr - amops; f16 eng tsnt support na.
Ctn: 90 ft lgt poles near fire trng fac 1358.3 ft fm rwy 21r cntrln.
Misc: four eng acft when auth shut down outboard eng aft lndg prior to taxi; kc130 or lrgr exp back taxi aft lndg rwy 21l/r; use twy b to tsnt prkg.
Svc-lgt: papi touchdown point byd thr; rwy 03l 941 ft; rwy 03r 948 ft; rwy 21l 942 ft; rwy 21r 937 ft. rwy thr lgts gated.
Twy h rstrd to fighter or smlr.
Cstms/ag/img: 24 hr ppr - d896-6322/c623-856-6322. cust & imb na for space avbl and civ pax. pax trml & space avbl pax na. civ pax process at apvd boarding point prior to arr.
Trans alert & n ramp apvl rqr - amgr.
Service-a gear: na when afld clsd; rwy 03l/21r: apch & dep end bak-12a raised posn with 8 pt tie downs; dep end mb60 in ovrn raised posn. rwy 03r/21l: dep end bak-12a & mb60 in ovrn raised posn; apch end bak-12a in raised posn with 30 min pn. durg extn single rwy ops app & dep end bak-12b & dep end mb60 raised posn for open rwy. all 8 bak-12 shelters 200 ft fm rwy cntrln.
Svc: tsnt fuel req 72 hr ppr or exp +3 hr dla.
Bash phase i: sep-jun; phase ii: jul-aug.
Rwy 03r/21l & rwy 03l/21r bak-12 shelters 8 total 200 ft fm rwy cntrln.
Arff status level 3 wkend, hol & down days.
Hop ovr raised mb60 arresting sys rmn 500 ft until 1000 ft past rwy thr.
Wx ops 1000-0530z mon-thu; 1000-0130z fri or until clsd; sdby wkend, hol & 56fw trng days. wx flt d896-2992/c623-856-2992; aft hr sdby - comd post d896-5600/c623-856-5600.
Pmsv metro: unavbl.
Tsnt fighter acft 2 or more req 15 min btw arr.
Ctn: hot air bln invof aux1 fld at or blw 5000 ft msl.
Ctn on fnl use due to vfr flyways.
Afld unlgt when clsd.
Hook base leg rwy 21 outside housing area, 1 nm. base leg rwy 03 avoid phoenix-goodyear arpt, 4 nm. overhead 300 kias, 3100 ft msl til 5 dme then 2600 ft msl - conventional 2100 ft msl.
Clsd wkend, hol & down days.
Rapcon - 623-856-6448.
Mb60 (35 ft ovrn) hook bak-12b (1441 ft).
Mb60 (33 ft ovrn) hook bak-12b (1419 ft).
Mb60 (34 ft ovrn) hook bak-12b (1454 ft).
Mb60 (35 ft ovrn) hook bak-12b (1511 ft).
Ctn: lgt pole 1200 ft se cntrln 456 ft & 676 ft fm rwy 21l thr; lgt pole 1430 ft sw cntrln 676 ft fm rwy 21l thr.
Rstd: ppr all acft - d896-7131/ c623-856-7131/7132; adhere to arr block time +/- 30 min of sked ldg. ppr not issued more than 7 days out or less than 24 hr of arr date.
Atis landline c623-856-2361/2362
Pmsv metro - 267.4

Comments

Ceiling:	6,000ft
Wind:	000° @ kt
Weather:	Light thunderstorm rain
Visbility:	4SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 6,000ft

Ceiling:	7,000ft
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	Showers in vicinity
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 7,000ft

Ceiling:	4,000ft
Wind:	050° @ 9kt
Weather:	Light rain showers, thunderstorm in vicinity
Visbility:	4SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 4,000ft

Ceiling:	3,000ft
Wind:	210° @ 10kt, gusts 20kt
Weather:	Light thunderstorm rain
Visbility:	3SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 3,000ft

Ceiling:	16,000ft
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 3,000ft, Broken @ 16,000ft

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