Mojave Air and Space Port

Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Air and Space Port
	Mojave in 2023
	IATA: MHV; ICAO: KMHV;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Airport District
Operator	East Kern Airport District, Mojave, California
Location	Mojave, California
Elevation AMSL	2,801 ft / 854 m
Coordinates	35°03′34″N 118°09′06″W / 35.05944°N 118.15167°W
Website	www.mojaveairport.com
Map
	MHV MHV MHV
Runways
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Mojave Airport, storage location for commercial airliners

A retired Boeing 767-200 that flew for Ansett Australia being cut open for scrap at Mojave Airport

The Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field^[2] (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) is in Mojave, California, United States, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m).^[3] It is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft, being certified as a spaceport by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 17, 2004. The facility covers 2,998 acres (1,213 ha) and has three runways.^[1]

^ ^a ^b FAA Airport Form 5010 for MHV PDF, effective June 21, 2018.
^ "Mojave Airport Honors Rutan Name". AINonline. January 21, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
^ "Mojave Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for MHV PDF, effective June 21, 2018.

[Mojave_Airport_Honors_Rutan_Name-2] "Mojave Airport Honors Rutan Name". AINonline. January 21, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.

[3] "Mojave Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.

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