Mojave Airport
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| This remote former World War II desert airfield has developed some very interesting and unusual features. It is a center for civilian aviation R&D, a major aircraft storage and scrap yard (possibly the largest nonmilitary one in the country), a busy film site, and is the home of the National Test Pilot School, the largest civilian test pilot school in the world. The school trains over 300 students annually and has 46 aircraft, from fighter jets to sailplanes, which are kept in four hangars at the airport. Several aerospace companies have facilities here, including BAE, GE and Northrop-Grumman. Also located here is Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites company, where many innovative aircraft designs have been conceived and constructed. Mojave Airport is also where many commercial carriers store surplus or otherwise in- limbo airliners. There are currently around 90 airplanes waiting to be sold, repaired or reused here, including several 747s. As is the case with many sites in the Antelope Valley, Mojave Airport accommodates films and advertising productions of all sorts. For example, the all-wet epic movie Waterworld filmed scenes which included a model of the Exxon Valdez at Mojave Airport. |
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One mile E of Mojave
(POINT(-118.1492900848 35.0641965866))
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Kern County |
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| Tours of the airport and the "boneyard" can sometimes be had on a walk-in basis for $10 per group. Stop in at the main office, in Building #58, under the tower, or call ahead at (661) 824-2433. The airport is located on the north side of Route 58, a few miles east of Mojave. |
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http://www.mojaveairport.com/
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Aerospace R&D, Airport, Water
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