Edwards AFB Runway 17
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Edwards AFB Runway 17 is a major runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California, historically used as a landing site for NASA Space Shuttle missions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Runway 22, Edwards AFB | 2 |
| Edwards AFB Runway 17 canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | runway ⓘ |
| airfieldIATA | EDW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airfieldICAO | KEDW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAgency |
Armstrong Flight Research Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProgram | NASA Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | United States Air Force Air Force Materiel Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFunction |
supports experimental and test aircraft
ⓘ
supports large aircraft operations ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
integral to Edwards AFB’s role as a major flight test location
ⓘ
part of the infrastructure supporting US aerospace testing and development ⓘ |
| hasRunwayNumberPair | 17/35 ⓘ |
| historicalUse | landing site for multiple Space Shuttle missions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnInstallation | Edwards Air Force Base main base ⓘ |
| militaryInstallationType | USAF flight test center runway ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility |
Edwards AFB dry lakebed runways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rogers Dry Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
supporting Space Shuttle orbiter landings when Kennedy Space Center was unavailable
ⓘ
use in high-speed flight test operations ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | Edwards Air Force Base airfield complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUseEra | late 20th century ⓘ |
| roleInProgram |
alternate landing site for Space Shuttle missions
ⓘ
primary contingency landing runway for Space Shuttle at Edwards AFB ⓘ |
| runwayDesignation | 17 ⓘ |
| runwayDirection | approximately 170 degrees magnetic ⓘ |
| surfaceType | paved ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Air Force Test Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NASA Space Shuttle landings
ⓘ
landing of bomber aircraft ⓘ landing of heavy transport aircraft ⓘ landing of research aircraft ⓘ military flight operations ⓘ test flight operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Runway 22, Edwards AFB
this entity surface form:
Runway 22, Edwards AFB