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Bicycle Lake Army Air Field

Fort Irwin/Barstow, United States

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Bicycle Lake Army Air Field

Fort Irwin/Barstow, United States
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Military airfield serving the National Training Center at Fort Irwin.

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Fort Irwin, United States
Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (IATA: BYS, ICAO: KBYS) is a United States Army airfield located at Fort Irwin, California, near Barstow in the Mojave Desert. It serves as the primary aviation facility for the National Training Center (NTC), one of the U.S. Army's premier combat training installations. The airfield supports military operations, rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, and is used primarily for training missions, troop transport, and logistical support related to NTC exercises. It is not open to commercial passenger traffic and operates under military jurisdiction. Fort Irwin itself is a remote installation, and Bicycle Lake AAF plays a critical role in sustaining operations across its vast training ranges in the Mojave Desert.
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The airfield is located on Fort Irwin, approximately 37 miles northeast of Barstow, accessible via National Trails Highway; no public ground transportation serves the installation.
Notable facts
  • ›Bicycle Lake AAF is the primary airfield for the U.S. Army National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin.
  • ›The airfield is named after Bicycle Lake, a dry lake bed located on the installation.
  • ›It supports both rotary-wing and fixed-wing military aircraft operations.
  • ›The airfield is restricted to military and authorized government use; no commercial service is available.
  • ›Fort Irwin and its airfield sit within the Mojave Desert, presenting unique training and operational conditions.
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