# Edwards Air Force Base (EDW / KEDW)

**Edwards Air Force Base** (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW) is a medium airport in Edwards, California, United States. It opened in 1933. It has 3 runways; the longest is 15,024 ft (4,579 m). It is operated by United States Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kedw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EDW / KEDW
- FAA: EDW
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Edwards, California, United States
- Opened: 1933
- Elevation: 2,311 ft / 704 m
- Coordinates: 34.9108, -117.8864
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 15,024 ft / 4,579 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.edwards.af.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base (45 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217563
- Weather station: KEDW · WMO 72381
- Ident: KEDW

## Timeline

- 1933: Edwards Air Force Base opens.
- 15 Jun 2026: 2026 Edwards Air Force Base B-52 crash. 8 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05R/23L | 15,024 ft / 4,579 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Concrete | 058° / 238° | yes |
| 05L/23R | 12,000 ft / 3,658 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt |  |  |
| 07/25 | 8,000 ft / 2,438 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Concrete |  |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00500AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 15,024 ft / 4,579 m | #15 of 29,858 | #3 in North America | #2 in US |
| Elevation | 2,311 ft / 704 m | =7,566 of 43,403 | =3,530 in North America | #2,704 in US |
| Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =119 in North America | =104 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SPORT APP/DEP | 132.750 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 26.990 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| MISC | NASA FLT OPS | 135.825 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.240 |
| POST | COMD POST | 30.400 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.700 |

## Nearby airports

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- [L71](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl71.md) California City Municipal Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [WJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwjf.md) General William J Fox Airfield · 22 mi / 36 km
- [PMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpmd.md) Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [KNID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knid.md) China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · 55 mi / 88 km
- [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · 56 mi / 90 km

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #15

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kedw/data