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Lackland Air Force Base

San Antonio, United States

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Location

San Antonio · TX · United States

Position

29.384°, -98.581° · 691 ft elev.

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Military air base serving San Antonio's Lackland installation.

Opened

1941

Location

San Antonio, United States

Lackland Air Force Base, designated with IATA code SKF and ICAO code KSKF, is a United States Air Force installation located on the southwestern edge of San Antonio, Texas. The airfield primarily supports military operations and is home to the 502nd Air Base Wing, which oversees Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA). The base is best known as the home of Basic Military Training for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, making it one of the most significant military training installations in the country. Flight operations at the airfield support training, logistics, and rotary-wing missions rather than commercial passenger service. As part of Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland shares resources and oversight with nearby Randolph Air Force Base and Fort Sam Houston. The airfield is not open to the general public for commercial flights.

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›Home to U.S. Air Force and Space Force Basic Military Training.
›Part of Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), one of the largest military installations in the U.S.
›Operated by the 502nd Air Base Wing.
›The airfield supports military flight operations, not commercial passenger service.
›Named after Brigadier General Frank D. Lackland, an early advocate for Air Force pilot training.

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Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and an enclave of the city of San Antonio. It is the only site for USAF and United States Space Force enlisted Basic Military Training (BMT).

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