About Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving Edwards, California. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KEDW, by the three-letter IATA code EDW, and the four-letter ICAO code KEDW. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 34.9108° N, 117.8864° W, with a published field elevation of 2,312 feet above mean sea level.
"Edwards Air Force Base" is one of 755 public-use airports in California, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Edwards Air Force Base |
|---|---|
| Location | Edwards, California (CA) |
| City and state (page) | Edwards, CA |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KEDW |
| IATA code | EDW |
| ICAO code | KEDW |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 34.9108° N, 117.8864° W |
| Field elevation | 2,312 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
| Official airport website | https://www.edwards.af.mil/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Edwards Air Force Base doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards AFB South Base | - | CA | US-12771 / - |
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| Edwards Af Aux North Base Airport | Edwards | CA | K9L2 / - |
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| Boron East Airfield | Boron | CA | US-9293 / - |
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| Pontious Airport | Mojave | CA | 1CL2 / - |
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| Boron Airstrip | Boron | CA | 57CL / - |
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| Werner Airport | Rosamond | CA | US-7168 / - |
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