Terminal Procedures

KLUF — Luke AFB

GLENDALE, AZ · 13 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA LUFElevation 1,083 ft2 runwaysLongest 10,000 ftToweredFuel A++Volume SW-4Not for navigation
KLUF airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
KLUF airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

6 published instrument approaches: 2 ILS approaches, serving 4 runway ends.

All 13 KLUF charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 13 charts is roughly 1 min of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
HI-ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 03R chart previewHI-ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 03R—PDF
HI-ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 21L chart previewHI-ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 21L—PDF
HI-TACAN RWY 03L chart previewHI-TACAN RWY 03L—PDF
HI-TACAN RWY 03R chart previewHI-TACAN RWY 03R—PDF
HI-TACAN RWY 21L chart previewHI-TACAN RWY 21L—PDF
HI-TACAN RWY 21R chart previewHI-TACAN RWY 21R—PDF

Departure procedures

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BUSCO NINE chart previewBUSCO NINE—PDF
LUKE ONE chart previewLUKE ONE—PDF
NORDY ONE chart previewNORDY ONE—PDF
WEST VALLEY ONE chart previewWEST VALLEY ONE—PDF

Arrival procedures (STAR)

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LENNI FOUR chart previewLENNI FOUR—PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KLUF airport information

Control tower
Yes
Attendance
All mon-thu 1330-0530z
ARTCC
Albuquerque Center
Flight service
Prescott
NOTAM facility
LUF (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
10E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), see remarks
Wind indicator
Yes
Fuel
A++
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
High/low
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1943
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Phoenix

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KLUF radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
Tower119.1Luke
Ground133.175Luke
Clearance delivery126.25Luke
ATIS134.925Luke
Approach118.15North125.45SouthLuke
Emergency121.5Luke

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

10,000 × 150 ft03L21R9,912 × 150 ft03R21LN3,000 ft
Runway layout at KLUF, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
03L/21R10,000 ft150 ftConcreteHigh intensity
  03L 43°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  21R 223°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · right-hand circuit
03R/21L9,912 ft150 ftConcreteHigh intensity
  03R 43°TLOC/GS · PAPI (4-box) 3° · ALSF-1 approach lighting
  21L 223°TLOC/GS · PAPI (4-box) 3° · ALSF-1 approach lighting · right-hand circuit

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KLUF is

Latitude, longitude33.5349610, -112.3832070
Elevation1,083 ft
From Glendale7 nm W

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FAA remarks for KLUF

  • 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.
  • 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 & AETC FAMILY DAYS.
  • RAPCON - 623-856-6448.
  • 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: HOVER LDG NA WO ATCT PERM.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Balanced runway-end coverage

Luke AFB pairs two parallel concrete runways of almost identical length, so a left- or right-runway assignment makes little difference to the available distance. Instrument coverage reaches all four runway ends, with six approach plates including two ILS and two localiser procedures. This gives the chart set balanced coverage in both runway directions rather than concentrating procedures on a single end.

Local chart context

Chart coverage is broader at Phoenix Deer Valley, Glendale Regional and Phoenix Goodyear, and much broader at Phoenix Sky Harbor International. Buckeye Municipal has a notably thinner procedure set. For visual planning, the Phoenix Sectional supplies the wider regional picture, while the Phoenix Terminal Area Chart adds a more focused depiction around the terminal area.

Airports near KLUF

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KGEUGlendale RgnlGLENDALE, AZ4 nm E19
KGYRPhoenix GoodyearGOODYEAR, AZ7 nm S17
KBXKBuckeye MuniBUCKEYE, AZ17 nm SW4
KDVTPhoenix Deer ValleyPHOENIX, AZ18 nm NE23
KPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor IntlPHOENIX, AZ20 nm E61
KSDLScottsdaleSCOTTSDALE, AZ24 nm E28
P19Stellar AirparkCHANDLER, AZ27 nm SE6
KCHDChandler MuniCHANDLER, AZ33 nm SE20

VFR charts covering KLUF

PhoenixSectional ChartPhoenixTerminal Area Chart

Common questions about KLUF

What charts are available for KLUF?

13 current FAA charts for Luke AFB, including 6 instrument approachs, 4 departure procedures, 1 arrival procedure, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KLUF?

Tower 119.1; Ground 133.175; ATIS 134.925; Clearance delivery 126.25. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KLUF?

Luke AFB has 2 runways. The longest is 03L/21R at 10,000 ft by 150 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KLUF have an ILS approach?

Yes — 2 ILS procedures are published. In total KLUF has 6 published instrument approaches.

Where can I download the KLUF airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Luke AFB is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is KLUF a towered airport?

Yes. Luke AFB has an operating control tower, within Albuquerque Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.

Are these KLUF charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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