Needles Airport

Needles Airport (IATA: EED, ICAO: KEED, FAA LID: EED) is a county-owned public airport in San Bernardino County, California, United States, five miles (9 km) south of Needles.[1]

Needles Airport
Needles Army Airfield
2006 USGS photo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of San Bernardino
ServesNeedles, California
Elevation AMSL983 ft / 300 m
Coordinates34°45′59″N 114°37′24″W
Websitewww.sbcounty.gov/...
Map
KEED is located in California
KEED
KEED
Location of Needles Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 4,235 1,291 Asphalt
11/29 5,005 1,526 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 2/28/2022)10,500
Based aircraft4

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 796 acres (322 ha) 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.[1]

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.[1]

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for EED PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 7 September 2023.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needles Army Air Field (historical) at coordinates 34°46′00″N 114°37′20″W
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