Needles Airport
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Needles Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a county-owned public airport in San Bernardino County, California, United States, five miles (9 km) south of Needles.[1]
It opened in May 1941. During World War II the airfield was known as Needles Army Airfield[2] and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force. With the end of the war the base returned to civil control.
Facilities and aircraft
Needles Airport covers Script error: No such module "convert". at an elevation of 983 feet (300 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 4,235 by 100 feet (1,291 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 5,005 by 100 feet.[1]
In the year ending February 28, 2022, the airport had 10,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day. 4 aircraft were then based at this airport: 3 single-engine and 1 glider.[1]
See also
References
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External links
- Needles Airport at San Bernardino County website
- Aerial image as of 21 May 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for EED, effective Error: Invalid time.
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EED
- AirNav airport information for KEED
- ASN accident history for EED
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Airports in San Bernardino County, California
- Mojave Desert
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California
- Military facilities in the Mojave Desert
- Needles, California