Needles Airport (IATA: EED, ICAO: KEED, FAA LID: EED) is a county-owned public airport in San Bernardino County, California, United States, five miles (9 km) south of Needles.[1]

Needles Airport Needles Army Airfield
2006 USGS photo
IATA: EED ICAO: KEED FAA LID: EED
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	County of San Bernardino
Serves	Needles, California
Elevation AMSL	983 ft / 300 m
Coordinates	34°45′59″N 114°37′24″W
Website	www.sbcounty.gov/...
Map
KEED Location of Needles Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 4,235 1,291 Asphalt 11/29 5,005 1,526 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 10,500 Based aircraft 8
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

It opened in May 1941. During World War II the airfield was known as Needles Army Airfield[2] and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force. With the end of the war the base returned to civil control.

Facilities and aircraft

Needles Airport covers 796 acres (322 ha) at an elevation of 983 feet (300 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 4,235 by 100 feet (1,291 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 5,005 by 100 feet.[1]

In the year ending February 17, 2006 the airport had 10,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day. 8 aircraft were then based at this airport: 62.5% single-engine and 37.5% ultralight.[1]

See also

• California World War II Army Airfields

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.

External links

• Needles Airport at San Bernardino County website
• Aerial image as of 21 May 1994 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for EED, effective August 11, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for EED
  • AirNav airport information for KEED
  • ASN accident history for EED
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures