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Edwards Air Force Base (KEDW)

Edwards Air Force Base (KEDW) scenery recreates California’s Mojave Desert flight-test installation for Microsoft Flight Simulator and its 2024 edition with revised runways and custom-painted taxiway markings. Custom hangar modelling and textures cover the 1600 complex and U-2 facilities, while NASA hangar parking accommodates the SR-71 alongside corrected airfield elevation and functioning points of interest.

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An airport in arid terrain has intersecting runways, connecting taxiways, scattered hangars, and several small aircraft parked on an apron.

An aerial view shows a desert airfield with a long runway, connecting taxiways, scattered hangars, and aircraft parked on aprons.

Two paved runways, connecting taxiways, hangars, and parked aircraft occupy an airfield surrounded by dry terrain under low sunlight.

A paved runway and connecting taxiways cross dry terrain, with airport buildings beyond and distant mountains under low sunlight.

Runway 23R extends across a dry airfield, with connecting taxiways, hangars, and distant mountains beneath low clouds.

An aerial view shows a desert airport with parallel runways, connecting taxiways, hangars, and parked aircraft on a large apron.

A gray military transport aircraft sits inside an orange-framed arched hangar, with a green heavy truck parked in front.

A dark gray B-1 bomber sits inside a steel-framed hangar with landing gear extended and maintenance scaffolding near its tail.

A desert airfield features white-roofed hangars, paved aprons, and large numbered markings with arrows across the adjacent dry lakebed.

A dark flying-wing bomber sits inside an open hangar with landing gear extended, exposed roof trusses, and maintenance stairs nearby.

A white and orange U.S. Air Force jet sits with both canopies open on an apron beneath dark clouds, near NASA hangars.

A white business jet sits outside an open hangar beside gray military transport aircraft sheltered beneath a red steel canopy.

A black NASA SR-71 sits on a concrete apron outside a NASA hangar beneath dark clouds, with landing gear extended.

Several military transport aircraft sit on a broad apron behind corrugated metal airport buildings, with taxiways and distant mountains beyond.

A desert airfield features a large arched hangar, intersecting taxiways, and car parks beneath dark clouds, with mountains along the horizon.

A broad taxiway leads toward hangars and parked aircraft, with cylindrical storage tanks and barren terrain beneath dark clouds.

An empty hangar has exposed roof beams, a concrete floor, and a wide doorway overlooking an apron beneath cloudy skies.

A U.S. Air Force radar aircraft sits on the apron, viewed from beneath its wing with landing gear and radar dome visible.

Several gray fighter jets sit beneath open-sided shelters on a floodlit apron at night, with yellow taxi lines crossing the foreground.

NASA-marked aircraft sit on a sunlit airport apron, with a twin-tail jet in the foreground and hangars beyond.

Military helicopters sit beneath open-sided shelters on a marked apron beside yellow hangars with red trim under dark clouds.

Rows of cars and vans fill a parking lot beside a large hangar and straight access road under dark clouds.

A dark, long-winged aircraft sits on a floodlit apron beside a large white hangar with orange trim at night.

Large pale-yellow hangars border crowded parking lots and aircraft aprons at a desert airport beneath dark clouds.

A silver propeller aircraft with a red spinner sits inside a large hangar with exposed roof beams and an open sliding door.

A pedestal-mounted U.S. Air Force jet stands beside a yellow building with orange trim, near a paved road under dark clouds.

A NASA-marked hangar stands beside taxiways and parking lots at a desert airfield, with distant mountains and long shadows.

A gray military transport aircraft sits beneath red arched hangar beams, with its rear cargo ramp lowered and Edwards tail markings visible.

A USAF V-22 Osprey sits on the tarmac with forward-facing rotors, distant hangars, and mountains beneath a clear sky.

Low airport buildings stand beside white vans, a crowded parking lot, and an apron with a parked transport aircraft under cloudy skies.

A dark flying-wing bomber rests inside an open hangar, with landing gear extended and sunlit clouds above the apron outside.

Large yellow aircraft hangars stand beside crowded parking lots and rows of portable buildings beneath dark, low clouds.

A tall airport control tower stands beside parked cars and beige hangars with a red arched canopy under heavy clouds.

A B-52 bomber sits on a floodlit apron at night, with hangars and military transport aircraft behind it.

A long runway and connecting taxiways cross dry terrain, with airport buildings beneath contrasting bright and dark clouds.

A NASA-marked hangar stands with orange doors open, revealing a small jet, while a green tow tractor sits outside under dark clouds.

A tall, angular control tower stands beside airport taxiways and hangars, with parked aircraft and dry terrain in the background.

Several military jets sit beneath a long apron canopy between yellow hangars with red doors, surrounded by taxi markings and dry terrain.

An angular airport control tower stands beside intersecting taxiways, parked cars, and a low building beneath dark, sunlit clouds.

Two large arched hangars stand beside airport aprons and a car park beneath dark clouds with sunlit edges.

Beige hangars and a red arched aircraft shelter surround marked taxiways, with parked aircraft beneath heavy clouds.

Three U.S. Air Force jets sit on a floodlit apron between hangars, with yellow taxiway markings and distant lights beneath a dark sky.

A gray four-engine military transport aircraft sits inside an open, illuminated hangar at night, with boarding stairs beside its nose.

Floodlit hangars with orange trim border marked aprons and crowded parking lots, while blue taxiway lights outline the airport at night.

A gray U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy sits outside an open hangar, with cargo ramps lowered and ground vehicles nearby.

A four-engine bomber sits on a floodlit apron at dusk, with hangars ahead and ground service equipment nearby.

Airport hangars line a rocky shoreline beside rippled water, with distant hills beneath a clear blue sky.

Large hangars surround concrete aprons, with a dark flying-wing aircraft parked in shadow and several other aircraft visible farther away.

Low utility buildings with metal doors stand beyond tall grass and wildflowers beneath dark clouds, with a floodlight mast nearby.

Military transport aircraft sit on a concrete apron beside airport buildings and service vehicles beneath dense, dark clouds.

Rows of cars occupy a broad airport apron beside hangars, with a low sun casting long shadows across the pavement.

A tall white control tower rises behind parked cars and vans, with low airport buildings beneath a gray, cloudy sky.

A tall airport control tower stands beside parked vehicles, with hangars and aircraft behind it under a low sun.

A U.S. Air Force radar aircraft sits on an apron between yellow hangars beneath dark clouds, with other military aircraft nearby.

A dark flying-wing bomber sits with landing gear extended on a concrete apron between hangars, with a floodlight tower behind it.

A white and blue NASA jet marked 836 sits on an apron beside hangars under dark clouds.

A gray U.S. Air Force C-17 sits on an apron beneath dark clouds, with parked aircraft and hangars behind it.

Large transport aircraft sit on a floodlit apron beside hangars, with ground vehicles nearby and blue taxiway lights stretching into the darkness.

An airport seen from above at night has illuminated hangars and aprons, blue taxiway lights, and scattered amber ground lighting.

A beige hangar marked 1624 has partially open doors, with a control tower, apron floodlights, and curved yellow taxiway markings nearby.

Editor reviewed · Tested in-sim

Expert Overview

I installed Edwards Air Force Base (KEDW) in Microsoft Flight Simulator and flew a short circuit before exploring the taxiways. The revised runway layout looked coherent from the air, while the painted taxiway lines gave me useful visual guidance on the ground. JKustom’s hangar work gives the base much of its character, particularly around the 1600 complex and U-2 facilities.

I also appreciated the provision for SR-71 parking inside the NASA hangar, a fitting detail for Edwards. The package includes elevation corrections and restored points of interest, but the reported runway terrain wall in the 2024 edition remains an important caveat: the notes do not confirm a fix. Edwards Aux North is a planned expansion rather than part of the current scenery.

Edwards Air Force Base (KEDW) brings revised runways, custom-painted taxiway markings and hangar work by JKustom to Microsoft Flight Simulator. This freeware scenery recreates the California flight-test installation, with subsequent updates addressing buildings, textures and airfield elevation. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 users should note the reported runway terrain discontinuity.

KEDW Runways, Taxiways and Test-Base Hangars

The project pairs its lead developer, whose name does not appear in the supplied notes, with JKustom, who contributed extensive hangar modelling and texturing work. JKustom also drew on time spent at the real base when creating the scenery.

New runways and custom-painted taxiway lines throughout the airfield form the groundwork for exploring Edwards. Meanwhile, the building work covers the 1600 hangar complex, the U-2 hangar and other facilities around the installation. A later revision also adds a parking position inside the NASA hangar for the SR-71.

The developers plan further model and texture improvements and have announced Edwards Aux North as a future addition. The supplied release notes do not confirm that expansion as part of the current package.

A Mojave Desert Flight-Test Landmark

Edwards occupies part of California’s Mojave Desert, primarily in Kern County, with portions extending into San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties. Pilots will find it under ICAO code KEDW; its IATA and FAA identifiers both use EDW. The installation took the name Edwards in 1950 to honour Captain Glen Edwards, a World War II USAAF veteran and test pilot, replacing its earlier Muroc Air Force Base designation.

The base houses the Air Force Test Center, the Air Force Test Pilot School and NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. As an Air Force Materiel Command flight-test hub, it supports aerospace research, development and evaluation from early concepts through combat applications. Commercial aerospace companies also conduct test activities here.

That role gives this airfield a distinctive flying context: Edwards’ history includes Chuck Yeager’s supersonic Bell X-1 flight, North American X-15 testing, the earliest Space Shuttle landings and Rutan Voyager’s 1986 around-the-world flight.

Release Changes and the 2024 Terrain Warning

Known issue in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: the developer acknowledges a runway scenery glitch where the terrain rises abruptly like a wall. Although version 1.65 corrects the airfield elevation, its notes do not explicitly confirm a fix for this terrain problem.

v1.65 — January 29, 2026: The current listed release corrects airfield elevation so Little Navmap displays it correctly and restores POI (point-of-interest) functionality.
v1.6 — January 2, 2026: Replaces shelters that caused pink textures for some users and adds the SR-71 parking position in the NASA hangar.
v1.5 — August 20, 2025: Removes default buildings that a simulator update introduced.
v1.45 — April 11, 2025: Addresses an additional pink-texture issue.
v1.4 — April 11, 2025: Fixes the pink texture on the U-2 hangar door.
v1.3.2 — October 19, 2024: Corrects a long filename in the 1600 hangar complex.
v1.2 — March 23, 2023: Introduces a new 1600 hangar with corrected textures, alongside additions and fixes to other hangars and buildings, with contributions from JKustom.
v1.1 — March 13, 2023: The changelog’s initial-release entry adds newly textured hangars by JKustom.

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34.90540000,-117.88370000

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34.905400°, -117.883700°

Degrees, minutes, seconds

34° 54' 19.440" N 117° 53' 01.320" W

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