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Edwards Air Force Base, California
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Edwards_Air_Force_Base,_California
GPTKB entity
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:area
470 square miles
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation
2,302 ft
gptkbp:FAA_LID
gptkb:EDW
gptkbp:homeTo
gptkb:412th_Test_Wing
gptkb:Air_Force_Test_Center
gptkb:NASA_Armstrong_Flight_Research_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Edwards Air Force Base, California
gptkbp:ICAO_code
gptkb:EDW
gptkb:KEDW
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Kern_County,_California
gptkb:Los_Angeles_County,_California
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Glen_Edwards
gptkbp:notableEvent
Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier here
Space Shuttle Columbia first landing
gptkbp:opened
1933
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf
Air Force Materiel Command
gptkbp:runwaySurface
concrete
15/33
07/25
17/35
06/24
dry lakebed
04/22
gptkbp:timezone
gptkb:Pacific_Time_Zone
gptkbp:usedFor
flight testing
space shuttle landings
gptkbp:website
https://www.edwards.af.mil/
gptkbp:zipCode
93523
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:412th_Maintenance_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7