Located 30 miles
northwest of downtown
Phoenix and nine miles west of downtown
Glendale, Luke is accessible by any mode of
transportation.
By automobile, take Litchfield Road, exit
128, north from Interstate 10 (west of
Phoenix), or take Glendale Avenue west from
Interstate 17 (north of Phoenix). From Loop
101, head west on Glendale Avenue. Luke is
at the intersection of Glendale Avenue and
Litchfield Road-Turn left to get to the South
Gate and Visitors’ Center.
By air, you will arrive at Sky Harbor International
Airport, south of Phoenix. Taxi and
limousine charges to Luke can run as high
as $50, but a “super shuttle” service is available
at more reasonable fare. Cost for the
first person is about $25, each additional
person is only $5.
Centrally located in the Valley of the Sun,
Luke is within easy driving distance of
numerous recreational and sight-seeing
points, including the Grand Canyon and
Flagstaff ski slopes to the north, the beaches
of California to the west, and Mexico, and
the Sea of Cortez to the south.
The sixth largest state with 113,417
square miles, Arizona at its widest point is
395 miles long (north to south), and 340
miles wide (east to west).