# Mojave Air & Space Port (MHV / KMHV)

**Mojave Air & Space Port** (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) is a medium airport in Mojave, California, United States. It opened in 1935. It has 3 runways; the longest is 12,503 ft (3,811 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MHV / KMHV
- FAA: MHV
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mojave, California, United States
- Opened: 1935
- Elevation: 2,801 ft / 854 m
- Coordinates: 35.0564, -118.1453
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 12,503 ft / 3,811 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 2 departures
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.mojaveairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q390522
- Weather station: KMHV
- Ident: KMHV

## Timeline

- 1935: Mojave Air & Space Port opens.
- 1935: Renamed Mojave Airport.
- Jul 1942: Renamed Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station Mojave.
- 1961: Renamed Mojave Airport.
- Nov 2012: Renamed Mojave Air and Space Port.
- Jan 2022: Renamed Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 12,503 ft / 3,811 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 08/26 | 7,049 ft / 2,149 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 04/22 | 4,747 ft / 1,447 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 052° / 232° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/09353AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,503 ft / 3,811 m | =194 of 29,858 | #55 in North America | #45 in US |
| Elevation | 2,801 ft / 854 m | #5,989 of 43,403 | #2,927 in North America | #2,255 in US |
| Age | Opened 1935 | =593 of 15,079 | =128 in North America | =112 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | JOSHUA APP/DEP | 133.650 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 127.600 |
| GND | GND | 123.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [L71](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl71.md) California City Municipal Airport · 9.8 mi / 16 km
- [EDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kedw.md) Edwards Air Force Base · 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 · 30 mi / 48 km
- [KNID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knid.md) China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · 50 mi / 81 km
- [L45](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl45.md) Bakersfield International Airport · 51 mi / 83 km

## 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/kmhv/data