Edwards AFB - North Base
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Edwards Air Force Base - North Base. This area was originally used to flight test new projects that were intended to be kept from public view. The P-59 Airacomet, America's first jet fighter was tested here. Later the Lockheed U-2 operated from North Base. Currently the base is unused except for storage.
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Coordinates: 34°59'15"N 117°51'47"W
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- Groom Lake (Area 51) 311 km
- Kirtland Air Force Base (ABQ/KABQ) 1025 km
- Holloman Air Force Base 1097 km
- Eglin Air Force Base Training Range 2914 km
- Tyndall Air Force Base 3053 km
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK (EIL/PAEI) 3849 km
- Runway 18/36 on dry lake bed 2.6 km
- Ground Marking : Compass Rose (Aerial Aid-to-Navigation) 3.8 km
- Runway 5/23 on dry lake bed 3.8 km
- North Edwards 4.7 km
- Rogers Dry Lake 9 km
- Edwards AFB Housing 10 km
- Former Muroc Army Airfield 10 km
- Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range 10 km
- Edwards Runway 17/35 12 km
- Edwards AFB Precision Impact Range Area (PIRA) 21 km