Little Rock Air Force Base

Little Rock Air Force Base
Part of Air Mobility Command (AMC)
Located near: Jacksonville, Arkansas
314th Airlift Wing C-130s, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°55′01″N 092°08′47″W / 34.91694°N 92.14639°W / 34.91694; -92.14639 (Little Rock AFB)
Site information
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Site history
Built	1955
In use	1955 – present
Garrison information
Garrison	19th Airlift Wing

Airfield information
IATA: LRF ICAO: KLRF FAA LID: LRF
Summary
Elevation AMSL	367 ft / 112 m
Coordinates	34°55′01″N 092°08′47″W / 34.91694°N 92.14639°W / 34.91694; -92.14639Coordinates: 34°55′01″N 092°08′47″W / 34.91694°N 92.14639°W / 34.91694; -92.14639
Website	www.littlerock.af.mil
Map
KLRF Location of Little Rock Air Force Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 69/249 3,482 1,061 Asphalt 7/25 12,000 3,658 Concrete Asphalt

Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: LRF, ICAO: KLRF, FAA LID: LRF) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Little Rock AFB is the primary C-130 Hercules training base for the Department of Defense, training C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters from all branches of the US military in tactical airlift and aerial delivery. It is home to C-130H and C-130J aircraft, as well as the C-130 Center of Excellence (i.e., schools for C-130H and C-130J crews).

The host unit at Little Rock AFB is the 19th Airlift Wing (19 AW), assigned to the Air Mobility Command 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. The wing provides the Department of Defense the largest C-130 Hercules transport fleet in the world, supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters, as well as airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas.

Other organizations at Little Rock AFB include the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard, and the C-130 division of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. All of these organizations fly the C-130 Hercules.

Little Rock Air Force Base is the fourth largest employer in the state of Arkansas, with a local economic impact of $813.6 million.

Little Rock Air Force Base is the home of the 19th Airlift Wing, the host unit. There are also two major associate units located here, the 314th Airlift Wing reports to Air Education and Training Command, and the C-130 division of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School reports to Air Combat Command. Additionally, the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard is located here. The 189th AW also reports to Air Education and Training Command.