Nearest Military Base to Los Angeles: LA Air Force Base

Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB) in El Segundo is the closest military installation to downtown LA.

• Distance: ~15 miles (24 km) SW of city center.
• Mission: Space Systems Command (SSC) HQ; acquires/operates military satellites (GPS, SBIRS, AEHF, DSCS).
• Units: 61st Air Base Group; Space & Missile Systems Center; AFLCMC detachments.

Other Nearby Bases

• March ARB (Riverside, ~60 mi E) – Air Force Reserve, 452nd Air Mobility Wing (C-17).
• Naval Base Ventura County (Point Mugu/Port Hueneme, ~55 mi NW) – SeaBees, test range, E-2/C-2.
• Fort Irwin (NTC) (~130 mi NE) – Army desert training.
• Edwards AFB (~100 mi NE) – Test pilot school, flight test.

LAAFB is unique: no runway; purely space/mission control.