Edwards Air Force Base

IATA EDWICAO KEDWMedium airport

Edwards Air Force Base is a medium airport near Edwards in California, United States. It is listed as IATA EDW and ICAO KEDW. The airport is located at 34.9108° / -117.8864° at an elevation of 705 m (2,312 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 5,120 m. The nearest airport is Edwards AFB South Base, 2.4 km (1 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Edwards Air Force Base with runways — Close-up with runways

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Data

Data
IATA code	`EDW`
ICAO code	`KEDW`
Local code	`EDW`
Identifier	`KEDW`
Type	Medium airport
City	Edwards
Region	California
Country	United States
Coordinates	34.91078, -117.88639
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	34° 54′ 38.81″ N 117° 53′ 11.01″ W
Elevation	705 m (2,312 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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