Editing Edwards Air Force Base (section)

== Infrastructure and facilities ==
[[File:Edwards Air Force Base - Main - 2006.jpg|alt=Satellite image of the main site, with Edwards Air Force Auxiliary Base South at the bottom right of the image and Rogers Dry Lake at the top right|thumb|Satellite image of the main site, with Edwards Air Force Auxiliary Base South at the bottom right of the image and [[Rogers Dry Lake]] at the top right]]

The base is next to [[Rogers Dry Lake]], an [[Endorheic basin|endorheic]] desert [[Salt pan (geology)|salt pan]] which has a hard [[dry lake]] surface that provides a natural extension to Edwards' [[runway]]s. This large landing area, combined with excellent year-round weather, makes the base good for flight testing. The lake is a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum">[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=1933&resourceType=Site NHL Summary for Rogers Dry Lake] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204115836/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=1933&resourceType=Site |date=4 December 2008 }}</ref> The base hosts half of the Edwards & Sanborn Solar and Energy Storage Project, with 875 megawatts of [[solar power]] and 3,287 [[megawatt-hour]]s of [[Battery storage power station|battery storage]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The biggest solar-plus-storage project in the US just came online |url=https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/the-biggest-solar-plus-storage-project-in-the-us-just-came-online |website=Canary Media |language=en |date=25 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Project Information: Edwards & Sanborn Solar and Energy Storage |url=https://www.mortenson.com/projects/edwards-sanborn-solar-plus-storage |website=Mortenson |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref> The base receives $75m during 35 years from the plant.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFIMSC collaboration with local community, industry brings solar power to Edwards AFB |url=https://www.afimsc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3286790/afimsc-collaboration-with-local-community-industry-brings-solar-power-to-edward/ |website=Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center |date=3 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cox |first1=John |title=Solar energy project extending onto Edwards Air Force Base becomes Kern's largest |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/solar-energy-project-extending-onto-edwards-air-force-base-becomes-kern-s-largest/article_71b009b0-a800-11ed-ab92-1f26b22d6482.html |website=The Bakersfield Californian |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230214142630/https://www.bakersfield.com/news/solar-energy-project-extending-onto-edwards-air-force-base-becomes-kern-s-largest/article_71b009b0-a800-11ed-ab92-1f26b22d6482.html |archive-date=14 February 2023 |language=en |date=8 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

As a military airbase, civilian access is severely restricted. There are three lighted, paved runways:

* 05R/23L is {{convert|15024|x|300|ft|abbr=on}}, and an extra {{convert|9588|ft|abbr=on}} of lakebed runway is available at its northerly end. It is equipped with arresting systems approximately {{convert|1500|ft|abbr=on}} from each end.
* 05L/23R is {{convert|12000|x|200|ft|abbr=on}} and was constructed to temporarily replace 04R/22L while it was being renovated in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Edwards website – First flight marks temporary runway operational use |url=https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/story/id/123099491/ |access-date=19 August 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528085226/http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123099491 |archive-date=28 May 2008 }}</ref>
* 07/25 is {{convert|8000|x|50|ft|abbr=on}} (this runway is technically part of the South Base) and an extra {{convert|10158|x|210|ft|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} of lakebed runway is available at its easterly end.

[[File:Edwards Air Force Base - Rogers Dry Lake CA 2006.jpg|alt=Rogers Dry Lake with Edwards AFB and Auxiliary Base South in the bottom left and Auxiliary Base North at the top of the image|thumb|[[Rogers Dry Lake]] with Edwards AFB and Auxiliary Base South in the bottom left and Auxiliary Base North at the top of the image]]

There are 13 other official runways on the [[Rogers Dry Lake|Rogers lakebed]]:
* 17/35 is {{convert|39097|x|900|ft|abbr=on}}. Imagery from the 1990s show an extension another {{convert|7500|ft|abbr=on}} to the north, including a visual cue and centerline markings that extend about {{convert|15000|ft|m|abbr=on}} down the currently declared portion of the runway. In 2022 Google Maps imagery, the southern Runway 35 indicator is still outlined and clearly visible.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Maps runway 35 indicator |url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@34.825,-117.86,1438m/data=!3m1!1e3 }}</ref> The only other remains are a faint outline along the length, and the very eroded northern Runway 17 indicator.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Maps runway 17 indicator |url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/34.931330,+-117.838742}}</ref>
* 05L/23R is {{convert|22175|x|300|ft|abbr=on}}
* 05R/23L is {{convert|14999|x|300|ft|abbr=on}} and is next to 05L/23R at the 23L (easterly) end.
* 06/24 is {{convert|7050|x|300|ft|abbr=on}}. Not to be confused with the south base 06/24 paved runway (which also extends onto the lakebed), or the north base 06/24 paved runway.
* 07/25 is {{convert|23100|x|300|ft|abbr=on}}
* 09/27 is {{convert|9991|x|300|ft|abbr=on}}
* 12/30 is {{convert|9235|x|600|ft|abbr=on}}. It is actually marked as two adjacent {{convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}}-wide runways (L and R). Runway 30 rolls out onto the compass rose, so its corresponding, unmarked, runway 12 is never used.
* 15/33 is {{convert|29487|x|300|ft|abbr=on}}
* 18/36 is {{convert|23086|x|900|ft|abbr=on}}. It is actually marked as three adjacent {{convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}}-wide runways (L, C, and R).

The [[Rosamond Lake|Rosamond lakebed]] has two runways painted on it:
* 02/20 is {{convert|21044|ft|abbr=on}} long
* 11/29 is {{convert|20998|ft|abbr=on}} long