Mojave Air and Space Port

Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave in 2023
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirport District
OperatorEast Kern Airport District, Mojave, California
LocationMojave, California
Elevation AMSL2,801 ft / 854 m
Coordinates35°03′34″N 118°09′06″W / 35.05944°N 118.15167°W / 35.05944; -118.15167
Websitewww.mojaveairport.com
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MHV is located in southern California
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MHV is located in California
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MHV is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 12,503 3,811 Asphalt/concrete
08/26 7,049 2,149 Asphalt
04/22 4,746 1,447 Asphalt
MCAS Mojave insignia on a matchbook cover
Administration offices, restaurant and old tower
Mojave Airport, storage location for commercial airliners
SpaceShipOne landing at Mojave after June 21, 2004 space flight
A retired Boeing 767-200 that flew for Ansett Australia being cut open for scrap at Mojave Airport

The Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field[2] (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) is in Mojave, California, United States, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m).[3] It is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft, being certified as a spaceport by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 17, 2004. The facility covers 2,998 acres (1,213 ha) and has three runways.[1]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for MHV PDF, effective June 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mojave Airport Honors Rutan Name". AINonline. January 21, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mojave Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-03.