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El Mirage Field
Adelanto Airport
Mirage Auxiliary Airfield
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
ServesEl Mirage, California
Coordinates34°37′24″N 117°35′59″W / 34.62333°N 117.59972°W / 34.62333; -117.59972
Map
99CL is located in California99CL99CLLocation of El Mirage Field
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 3,700 1,128 Asphalt (closed)
16/34 3,700 1,128 Asphalt (closed)
08/26 6,386 1,946 Asphalt

El Mirage Field is a private airport located 3 miles west of El Mirage, California. It is leased by General Atomics of San Diego. Its primary use is the development and testing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the United States military and US Government.

El Mirage Field, has a sister site located at Grey Butte Field Airport.

History

Main article: Mirage Auxiliary Airfield history

During World War II, the airport was designated as Mirage Auxiliary Airfield (No 3), and was an auxiliary training airfield for Victorville Army Airfield, California.

The wartime runways are abandoned and now used by General Atomics for their UAV testing.

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

External links

Army Air Forces Training Command
Flying training
Flying schools
Specialized schools
Technical training


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