Mojave Air and Space Port

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Mojave Air and Space Port is a civilian aerospace test center and spaceflight hub in California known for experimental aircraft development and commercial spaceflight activities.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Mojave Airport 4
Mojave Air and Space Port boneyard 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aerospace test center
public airport
spaceport
country United States of America
designationDateAsSpaceport 2004
elevationAboveSeaLevel 2792 ft
851 m
FAAIdentifier MHV
formerlyKnownAs Mojave Air and Space Port self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mojave Airport
governingBody East Kern Airport District
surface form: East Kern Airport District Board of Directors
hasCategory Aerospace research facilities
Airports in Kern County, California
Spaceports in the United States
hasFacility Mojave Air and Space Port self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mojave Air and Space Port boneyard
hasFunction aircraft boneyard
hasHelipads yes
hasRunway Runway 12/30
Runway 4/22
Runway 8/26
IATACode MHV
ICAOCode MHV
surface form: KMHV
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Kern County
surface form: Kern County, California

Mojave, California
near Edwards Air Force Base
notableFor commercial spaceflight activities
experimental aircraft development
home of Scaled Composites
opened 1942
operator East Kern Airport District
owner East Kern Airport District
primaryUse aerospace testing
aircraft storage
flight testing
spaceflight operations
regulatoryStatus public-use airport
runwayCount 3
runwaySurface asphalt
siteOf SpaceShipOne test flights
first privately funded human spaceflight by SpaceShipOne
supportsActivity high-altitude flight testing
rocket testing
tenant Scaled Composites
The Spaceship Company
Scaled Composites
surface form: Virgin Galactic (early development and testing)
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
usedDuring World War II
website https://www.mojaveairport.com/

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Model 318 White Knight basedAt Mojave Air and Space Port
Scaled Composites basedAt Mojave Air and Space Port
Rutan Voyager basedAtDuringDevelopment Mojave Air and Space Port
this entity surface form: Mojave Airport
East Kern County contains Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Desert contains Mojave Air and Space Port
Stratolaunch carrier aircraft firstFlightLocation Mojave Air and Space Port
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer firstFlightLocation Mojave Air and Space Port
this entity surface form: Mojave Airport
WhiteKnightTwo firstFlightLocation Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Air and Space Port formerlyKnownAs Mojave Air and Space Port self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mojave Airport
Mojave Air and Space Port hasFacility Mojave Air and Space Port self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mojave Air and Space Port boneyard
Mojave, California hasFacility Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave, California hasNearbyFacility Mojave Air and Space Port
East Kern County hasNotableFacility Mojave Air and Space Port
East Kern Airport District hasPrimaryAsset Mojave Air and Space Port
Scaled Composites headquartersLocation Mojave Air and Space Port
Runway 8/26 isOperatedBy Mojave Air and Space Port
Runway 8/26 isPrimaryRunwayOf Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave, California knownFor Mojave Air and Space Port
Stratolaunch carrier aircraft launchBase Mojave Air and Space Port
SpaceShipOne launchSite Mojave Air and Space Port
VSS Unity launchSite Mojave Air and Space Port
Virgin Orbit launchSite Mojave Air and Space Port
Runway 8/26 locatedIn Mojave Air and Space Port
Palmdale Regional Airport locatedNear Mojave Air and Space Port
East Kern Airport District manages Mojave Air and Space Port
Rosamond, California near Mojave Air and Space Port
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer operatedFrom Mojave Air and Space Port
this entity surface form: Mojave Airport
The Spaceship Company operatesAt Mojave Air and Space Port
MHV refersTo Mojave Air and Space Port