Luke AFB | Getting to Luke
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).
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