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Bicycle Lake Army Airfield 
Summary
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]
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 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. | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | United States Army | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Fort Irwin, California | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,350 ft / 716 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°16′50″N 116°37′48″W / 35.2805303°N 116.6300294°W | ||||||||||||||
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References edit
- John Pike (26 April 2005). "Military, Facilities, Army Airfields: Bicycle Lake AAF". GlobalSecurity. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
External links edit
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- FAA airport information for BYS
- AirNav airport information for KBYS
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBYS
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bicycle Lake Army Airfield