Needles Airport Explained

Needles Airport
Iata:EED
Icao:KEED
Faa:EED
Type:Public
Owner:County of San Bernardino
City-Served:Needles, California
Elevation-F:983
Elevation-M:300
Coordinates:34.7664°N -114.6233°W
Website:www.sbcounty.gov/...
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Needles Airport
Pushpin Label:KEED
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:2/20
R1-Length-F:4,235
R1-Length-M:1,291
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:11/29
R2-Length-F:5,005
R2-Length-M:1,526
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 2/28/2022)
Stat1-Data:10,500
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:4
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Needles Airport is a county-owned public airport in San Bernardino County, California, United States, five miles (9 km) south of Needles.

It opened in May 1941. During World War II the airfield was known as Needles Army Airfield[2] and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force. With the end of the war the base returned to civil control.

Facilities and aircraft

Needles Airport covers 796acres at an elevation of 983 feet (300 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 4,235 by 100 feet (1,291 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 5,005 by 100 feet.

In the year ending February 28, 2022, the airport had 10,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day. 4 aircraft were then based at this airport: 3 single-engine and 1 glider.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 7 September 2023.
  2. at coordinates 34.7667°N -114.6222°W

External links