Edwards Air Force Base

Summary

Edwards Air Force Base is an air base^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month, #7 of 917).^[2]

Key Facts

• Edwards Air Force Base is located in Kern County^[3].
• Edwards Air Force Base is in the country of United States^[4].
• Edwards Air Force Base's image is recorded as Edwards Air Force Base, Calif, main base area.jpg^[5].
• Edwards Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base^[6].
• Edwards Air Force Base's operator is recorded as United States Air Force^[7].
• Glen Edwards is named after Edwards Air Force Base^[8].
• Edwards Air Force Base's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404327756^[9].
• Edwards Air Force Base's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138169163^[10].
• Edwards Air Force Base's IATA airport code is recorded as EDW^[11].
• Edwards Air Force Base's ICAO airport code is recorded as KEDW^[12].
• Edwards Air Force Base's FAA airport code is recorded as EDW^[13].
• Edwards Air Force Base's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82060253^[14].
• Edwards Air Force Base's part of is recorded as Air Force Materiel Command^[15].
• Edwards Air Force Base's Commons category is recorded as Edwards Air Force Base^[16].
• Edwards Air Force Base's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 16664742^[17].
• Edwards Air Force Base's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone^[18].
• Edwards Air Force Base's said to be the same as is recorded as Edwards Air Force Base^[19].
• Edwards Air Force Base's runway is recorded as 04R/22L^[20].
• Edwards Air Force Base's runway is recorded as 04L/22R^[21].
• Edwards Air Force Base's runway is recorded as 06/24^[22].
• Edwards Air Force Base's runway is recorded as 06/24^[23].
• Edwards Air Force Base's runway is recorded as 05R/23L^[24].
• Edwards Air Force Base's runway is recorded as 05L/23R^[25].
• Edwards Air Force Base's runway is recorded as 12R/30L^[26].
• Edwards Air Force Base's runway is recorded as 12L/30R^[27].

Body

Geography

Edwards Air Force Base is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Kern County^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Air Force Materiel Command^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Edwards Air Force Base's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+44.377479'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+704.4'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+2135'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Edwards Air Force Base's instance of is recorded as air base^[6].

History and Context

+1933-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Edwards Air Force Base^[31]. Glen Edwards is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Edwards Air Force Base ranks in the top 0.76% of air_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month, #7 of 917).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]