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Mojave Air & Space Port

Mojave, United States

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Mojave · CA · United States

Position

35.056°, -118.145° · 2801 ft elev.

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America's first inland spaceport and aerospace testing hub.

Opened

1935

Location

Mojave, United States

Mojave Air & Space Port is a public airport and designated spaceport located in the Mojave Desert of Kern County, California. It serves as a critical facility for aerospace research, flight testing, and commercial space development rather than traditional commercial passenger aviation. The facility gained international recognition in 2004 when SpaceShipOne, developed by Scaled Composites, became the first privately funded spacecraft to reach space twice within two weeks, winning the Ansari X Prize. Mojave was the first facility in the United States to be licensed as an inland spaceport by the FAA. Numerous aerospace companies operate at Mojave, including Scaled Composites, Virgin Galactic (historically), and various other experimental aviation firms. The airport is also used for aircraft storage and maintenance, and its dry desert climate makes it ideal for long-term aircraft parking.

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The airport has no commercial passenger terminal; facilities are oriented toward aerospace industry tenants and private aviation.

Getting to & from

Mojave is located along Highway 58 approximately 95 miles northeast of Los Angeles, accessible primarily by personal vehicle or rental car.

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No commercial airlines operate scheduled passenger service at Mojave Air & Space Port.

Notable facts

›First FAA-licensed inland commercial spaceport in the United States, designated in 2004.
›SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X Prize here in October 2004.
›Scaled Composites, a leading experimental aircraft company, is headquartered at the airport.
›The airport's dry desert climate makes it a popular aircraft boneyard and storage facility.
›Elevation is approximately 2,801 feet above sea level.

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The Mojave Air and Space Port is a general-use public airport with three main areas of activity: flight testing, space industry development, and aircraft heavy maintenance and storage. Located in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m), the three runway facility covers 2,998 acres. It is also the first facility licensed in the U.S. for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft, having received its spaceport designation from the Federal Aviation Administration on June 17, 2004. It received the suffixed formal name Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field in 2022.

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