Back Nellis Air Force Base (tugpahanan) CEB Nellisova letecká základna Czech Nellis Air Force Base German Base de Nellis de la Fuerza Aérea Spanish پایگاه نیروی هوایی نلیس Persian Nellis Air Force Base French נליס (בסיס) HE Nellis Air Force Base ID Nellis Air Force Base Italian ネリス空軍基地 Japanese
| Nellis Air Force Base | |||||||||
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| Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States of America | |||||||||
.jpg) An aerial view of Nellis AFB taken in 2014 | |||||||||
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  Nellis AFB Location in the United States | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°14′57″N 114°59′46″W / 36.24917°N 114.99611°W[1] | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
| Area | 4,600 ha (11,300 acres) | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | United States Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Air Combat Command (ACC) | ||||||||
| Open to the public | Yes, with restrictions (Thunderbirds Museum and tours) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941 (as Las Vegas Army Airfield) | ||||||||
| In use | 1941 – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Joshua DeMotts | ||||||||
| Garrison | 99th Air Base Wing (Host) | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV, FAA LID: LSV, WMO: 723865 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 569.6 metres (1,869 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] | |||||||||
Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace",[3] associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The base also has the Combined Air and Space Operations Center-Nellis.
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