# Altus Air Force Base (LTS)

> Altus, US · IATA: LTS · ICAO: KLTS · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `LTS` |
| ICAO | `KLTS` |
| City | Altus |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 421 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 34.66710, -99.26670 |

## Description

Altus Air Force Base (LTS / KLTS) matters to air cargo not as a shipping point but as a school: the 97th Air Mobility Wing trains crews for the C-17 Globemaster III freighter and for the KC-46 Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker tankers, putting up to 3,000 students a year through academic, simulator and flying phases. The base in south-western Oklahoma hosts the 58th Airlift Squadron with C-17As alongside the 56th and 54th Air Refueling Squadrons. For commercial shippers the practical answer is short: there is no public cargo terminal, no handling agent and no civil customs clearance at Altus, and no civil freight access at all. Regional exporters use Will Rogers International in Oklahoma City (OKC, roughly 220 km north-east) or Lubbock Preston Smith (LBB, about 230 km south-west), while Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) is the nearest genuine long-haul cargo gateway. US 62 and US 283 carry the trucking legs to those airports. Anything arriving or leaving by air at Altus moves inside Air Mobility Command channels, not on an air waybill.

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