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3About Gila Bend, AZ
Gila Bend is a desert crossroads town on I-8, about an hour southwest of Phoenix. It's mainly a pit stop for travelers heading between Arizona and California, with truck stops, gas stations, and EV charging along the interstate. The town sits in cotton farming country where the Gila River makes a sharp bend. The Space Age Restaurant, shaped like a flying saucer, has been feeding highway travelers since 1965.
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Gila Bend, AZ is in United States, at 32.966, -112.715 - about 68 km south of Buckeye, AZ.
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The closest airport to Gila Bend, AZ is Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 120 km (about 1 h 35 min by car).