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Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards, United States

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Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards, United States

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Historic flight test center in California's Mojave Desert.

Opened

1933

Location

Edwards, United States

Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in the Mojave Desert of California, approximately 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. It serves primarily as a military flight test center and is home to the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), one of the most important aeronautical research and development facilities in the world. The base has been the site of numerous historic aviation milestones, including Chuck Yeager's first supersonic flight in 1947 and many Space Shuttle landings. It is operated by the 412th Test Wing and hosts testing for a wide range of military aircraft, weapons systems, and experimental vehicles. Edwards does not serve commercial passenger traffic and has no public airline service. Access to the base is restricted to military personnel, authorized contractors, and invited guests. The IATA code EDW is assigned primarily for logistical and aviation tracking purposes.

Getting to & from

The base is located in a remote desert area near Rosamond and Lancaster, California, with access primarily by private vehicle via State Route 58 and U.S. Route 14.

Notable facts

›Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier here on October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1.
›The base served as the primary landing site for NASA Space Shuttle orbiters on 54 occasions.
›It is home to the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) and the 412th Test Wing.
›The dry lakebed (Rogers Dry Lake) provides one of the largest natural runways in the world.
›Many record-breaking and experimental aircraft, including the X-15, were tested at Edwards.

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Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County, but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County. The hub of the base is Edwards, California. Established in the 1930s as Muroc Field, the facility was renamed Muroc Army Airfield and then Muroc Air Force Base before its final renaming in 1950 for World War II USAAF veteran and test pilot Capt. Glen Edwards.

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