Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAA LID: EDW) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lancaster, California.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE HISTORY
Origins
A water stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad since 1876, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century. In 1910, Ralph, Clifford and Effie Corum built a homestead on the edge of Rogers Lake. The Corums proved instrumental in attracting other settlers and building infrastructure in the area, and when a post office was commissioned for the area, they named it Muroc, a reversal of the Corum name, because there was already a town named Corum.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE LOCATION
Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAA LID: EDW) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lancaster, California.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE FACTS
ICAO/IATA: EDW/KEDW
Lat: 34.90539932250977
Long: -117.88400268554688
Elevation: 2312 ft.
Runway length available: 06/24 8000×50 ft. :: 04L/22R 12000×200 ft. :: 04R/22L 15024×300 ft.
