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Bicycle Lake Army Airfield

Coordinates: 35°16′50″N 116°37′48″W / 35.2805303°N 116.6300294°W / 35.2805303; -116.6300294
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Bicycle Lake Army Airfield
The jet engines of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III kick up clouds of dust as the aircraft turns around at the end of a dirt runway at Bicycle Lake Army Airfield on Fort Irwin, Calif., on Feb. 10, 2006. The Globemaster and her crew are attached to the 452nd Air Mobility Wing.
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorUnited States Army
LocationFort Irwin, California
Elevation AMSL2,350 ft / 716 m
Coordinates35°16′50″N 116°37′48″W / 35.2805303°N 116.6300294°W / 35.2805303; -116.6300294
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 9,500 2,896 Gravel
13/31 5,800 1,768 Gravel
Sources: FAA[2]

Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (IATA: BYS, ICAO: KBYS, FAA LID: BYS) is a military airport located on the Bicycle dry lake bed, three miles (5 km) northeast of the Fort Irwin cantonment area, in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the United States Army.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for BYS PDF, effective 27 August 2009
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