The MQ-9B Sky Guardian used Laguna Army Airfield for testing and certification, including achieving a 48.2 hour endurance record and getting the first FAA certification of an unmanned aircraft to fly in civilian air space.[3]
^Game-changing unmanned aircraft tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Army.mil, by Mark Schauer (ATEC), dated 3 June 2019, last accessed 24 July 2019
Further reading
Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629
External links
Yuma Proving Ground, official site
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective February 23, 2023
FAA Terminal Procedures for LGF, effective February 23, 2023
Aeronautical chart and airport information for KLGF at SkyVector
March 10, 2023
laguna, army, airfield, iata, icao, klgf, military, airport, located, yuma, proving, ground, miles, northeast, central, business, district, yuma, city, yuma, county, arizona, united, states, airport, active, traffic, control, tower, within, class, airspace, ia. Laguna Army Airfield IATA LGF ICAO KLGF FAA LID LGF is a military airport located at Yuma Proving Ground 14 miles 12 nmi 23 km northeast of the central business district of Yuma a city in Yuma County Arizona United States The airport has an active air traffic control tower within class D airspace 1 Laguna Army AirfieldIATA LGFICAO KLGFFAA LID LGFSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOperatorUnited States ArmyLocationYuma Proving Ground ArizonaElevation AMSL433 ft 132 mCoordinates32 51 58 N 114 23 52 W 32 86611 N 114 39778 W 32 86611 114 39778RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m18 36 6 118 1 865 Asphalt6 24 6 000 1 829 AsphaltSources FAA and GNIS 1 2 The MQ 9B Sky Guardian used Laguna Army Airfield for testing and certification including achieving a 48 2 hour endurance record and getting the first FAA certification of an unmanned aircraft to fly in civilian air space 3 Laguna Army Airfield was built during World War II as an auxiliary field that served Camp Laguna and the Yuma Army Air Field now Marine Corps Air Station Yuma It is one of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields Contents 1 Facilities 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksFacilities EditLaguna Army Airfield has two asphalt paved runways 18 36 measuring 6 118 by 150 feet 1 865 x 46 m 6 24 measuring 6 000 by 100 feet 1 829 x 30 m 1 See also Edit Arizona portal Aviation portal World War II portalMarine Corps Air Station Yuma Arizona World War II Army Airfields List of airports in ArizonaReferences Edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for LGF PDF effective 2008 04 10 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Laguna Army Airfield Yuma Proving Ground Game changing unmanned aircraft tested at U S Army Yuma Proving Ground Army mil by Mark Schauer ATEC dated 3 June 2019 last accessed 24 July 2019Further reading EditManning Thomas A 2005 History of Air Education and Training Command 1942 2002 Office of History and Research Headquarters AETC Randolph AFB Texas OCLC 71006954 29991467 Shaw Frederick J 2004 Locating Air Force Base Sites History s Legacy Air Force History and Museums Program United States Air Force Washington DC OCLC 57007862 1050653629External links EditYuma Proving Ground official site FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective February 23 2023 FAA Terminal Procedures for LGF effective February 23 2023 Resources for this U S military airport Airport information for KLGF at AirNav Accident history for LGF at Aviation Safety Network Aeronautical chart and airport information for KLGF at SkyVector Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laguna Army Airfield amp oldid 1138954940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
