Bicycle Lake Army Airfield
Airport in Fort Irwin, California
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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]
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorUnited States Army
LocationFort Irwin, California
ElevationAMSL2,350 ft / 716 m
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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 | 35.2805303°N 116.6300294°W | ||||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Bicycle Lake Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: FAA[2] | |||||||||||||||