Homey Airport, designated KXTA and commonly known as Area 51, is a highly classified United States Air Force installation located at Groom Lake in the Nevada Test and Training Range, approximately 83 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The facility sits on a dry lake bed at an elevation of about 4,462 feet and features one of the longest runways in the world, used for testing experimental and classified aircraft. The base is operated under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Air Force and is administered in connection with Edwards Air Force Base. Access is strictly controlled, with the surrounding area heavily guarded and the airspace above designated as restricted. The facility has historically been used to develop and test advanced aircraft including the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, and F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. The CIA officially acknowledged the existence of the base in declassified documents released in 2013. Despite its notoriety in popular culture and UFO lore, the site remains an active classified military installation and is not accessible to the public.