KEDW · Edwards Air Force Base

EDWARDS, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

2,312

Elevation ft

Runways

16,798

Longest ft · 05R/23L

34.91N

117.89W

Edwards Air Force Base serves Edwards, California at 2,312 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05R/23L, at 16,798 by 300 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05R/23L	16,798 × 300 ft	concrete	lit
05L/23R	12,000 × 200 ft	asphalt	unlit
07/25	8,000 × 50 ft	concrete	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,312 ft is about 10°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 10°C)	2,312 ft	2,889 ft	2,354 ft	3,531 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,512 ft	3,123 ft	2,481 ft	3,721 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,712 ft	3,357 ft	2,607 ft	3,911 ft
35°C afternoon	5,267 ft	3,465 ft	2,666 ft	3,999 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05R/23L, 16,798 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,999 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KEDW is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	15 nm NW	12,503 ft
KL71 California City Municipal Airport	16 nm NW	6,027 ft
KWJF General William J Fox Airfield	19 nm SW	7,201 ft

04Fuel and services at KEDW

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KEDW. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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