Luke Air Force Base

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Luke Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force training installation primarily focused on preparing fighter pilots, particularly for the F-35 and F-16 aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force base
military installation
affiliation United States Armed Forces
aircraftTypeTrained F-16 Fighting Falcon
F-35 Lightning II
controlledBy United States Air Force
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
country United States of America
surface form: United States
garrison 56th Fighter Wing
944th Fighter Wing
hasCategory Air Education and Training Command bases
Military installations in Arizona
United States Air Force bases in Arizona
hasEnvironment desert climate
hasFacilityType airfield
training range access
hasRole fighter pilot school
training base
homeUnit 56th Fighter Wing
944th Fighter Wing
IATACode LUF
ICAOCode KLUF
locatedIn Arizona
Maricopa County, Arizona
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Glendale, Arizona
militaryBranch United States Air Force
militaryRegion continental United States
namedAfter Frank Luke Jr.
nearCity Phoenix, Arizona
notableFor F-16 Fighting Falcon training
F-35 Lightning II training hub
large fighter pilot training mission
operator United States Air Force
partOf Air Education and Training Command
surface form: AETC

Air Education and Training Command
primaryFunction F-16 training
F-35 training
fighter pilot training
runwaySurface concrete
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
surface form: Mountain Standard Time

UTC−07:00
usedBy Air National Guard
United States Air Force
usedFor fighter tactics training
pilot training

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Avondale, Arizona hasNearbyFacility Luke Air Force Base
Wittmann, Arizona hasNearbyMilitaryFacility Luke Air Force Base
this entity surface form: Luke Air Force Base (regional vicinity)