Airports / California / EDW
Edwards Air Force Base
KEDW / EDWEdwards, CaliforniaELEV 2,312 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
General William J Fox Airfield (WJF) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Edwards Air Force Base, listed as KEDW / EDW, is a mid-sized airport in Edwards, California. The field lies at an elevation of 2,312 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
EDW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include General William J Fox Airfield (WJF, 19 nm), Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport (PMD, 20 nm), and China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID, 47 nm).
Quotes for flights out of EDW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from EDW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KEDW
IATA
EDW
FAA / Local
EDW
Elevation
2,312 ft
Coordinates
34.9108° N · 117.8864° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 2,312 ft, EDW sits higher than 85% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 19nmWJFGeneral William J Fox AirfieldLancaster
- 20nmPMDPalmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 AirportPalmdale
- 47nmKNIDChina Lake Naws (Armitage Field) AirportChina Lake
- 48nmBURHollywood Burbank AirportBurbank
- 52nmVNYVan Nuys AirportVan Nuys
- 53nmONTOntario International AirportOntario
Location
Open the full mapKEDW · Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards, CA
From the ramp
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