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Groom Lake is a salt flat [15] in Nevada used for runways of the Nellis Bombing Range Test Site airport (XTA/KXTA) on the north of the Area 51 USAF military installation. The lake at 4,409 ft (1,344 m) elevation is approximately 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 mi (6 km) from north to south and 3 mi (5 km) from east to west at its widest point. [ 16 ]
Groom Lake is a dry lake, [1] also described as a salt flat, [2] in Nevada.It is used for runways of the Nellis Bombing Range Test Site airport (KXTA). [3] Part of the Area 51 USAF installation, it lies at an elevation of 4,409 ft (1,344 m) [4] and is approximately 3.7 miles (6.0 km) from north to south and 3 miles (4.8 km) from east to west at its widest point, and is approximately 11.3 miles ...
The NTTR is at the serpentine section of the Great Basin Divide in southern Nevada and uses numerous landforms for military operations, e.g., Groom Lake near the northeast NTTR border is the airstrip for Area 51, the 1955 Site II west of the lake's WWII field.
Background. The main gate of the Nevada Test and Training Range, colloquially known as Area 51. Area 51 is a common name given to a United States Air Force (USAF) facility in the Nevada Test and Training Range. Opening in 1955, the facility functioned as an aircraft testing and development facility during the Cold War.
37°15′N 115°49′W / 37.250°N 115.817°W / 37.250; -115.817. Type. Dry lake bed. Papoose Lake is a dry lake bed located in Lincoln County, Nevada, U.S. [1] The lake lies within the plot of land referred to as the Groom Lake facility (also known as Area 51) and is a restricted area. The lake is located a few miles southwest of ...
Emigrant Valley. Coordinates: 39°35′34″N 117°41′57″W. Emigrant Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] Emigrant Valley was named for a party of emigrants who traveled through it. [2] The valley is home to the Groom Lake Facility of the Nevada Test Range, popularly known as Area 51.
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Area 51. Articles relating to Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport (ICAO: KXTA, FAA LID: XTA) or Groom Lake (after the salt flat next to its airfield).