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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Airport District | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | East Kern Airport District, Mojave, California | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Mojave, California | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,801 ft / 854 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°03′34″N 118°09′06″W / 35.05944°N 118.15167°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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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]