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Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility located within the Nevada Test and Training Range. The facility is officially called Homey Airport (KXTA) or Groom Lake, named after the salt flat situated next to its airfield. Details of the facility's operations are not publicly known, but the USAF says that it is an open training range,[1] and it most likely supports the development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.[2][1] The USAF acquired the site in 1955, primarily for flight testing the Lockheed U-2 aircraft.[3]
The intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component of unidentified flying object (UFO) folklore.[4][5] The base has never been declared a secret base, but all research and occurrences in Area 51 are Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).[4] The CIA publicly acknowledged the existence of the base for the first time on June 25, 2013, following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in 2005, and they declassified documents detailing the history and purpose of Area 51.[6]
Area 51 is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas. The surrounding area is a popular tourist destination, including the small town of Rachel on the "Extraterrestrial Highway".
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This article is about the U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada. For other uses, see Area 51 (disambiguation).
"Groom Lake" redirects here. For other uses, see Groom Lake (disambiguation).
Homey Airport
Near Rachel, Nevada in the United States of America
A pseudocolour satellite image taken in 2000 showing the base with Groom Lake just to the north-northeast.
A pseudocolour satellite image taken in 2000 showing the base with Groom Lake just to the north-northeast.
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Homey Airport is located in the United StatesHomey AirportHomey Airport
Location in the United States
Coordinates 37°14′0″N 115°48′30″WCoordinates: 37°14′0″N 115°48′30″W
Type US Air Force facility
Site information
Owner Department of Defense
Operator US Air Force
Controlled by Air Force Materiel Command
Condition Operational
Site history
Built 1955 (as Paradise Ranch)
In use 1955 – present
Events Storm Area 51 (2019)
Garrison information
Garrison Air Force Test Center (Detachment 3)
Airfield information
Identifiers ICAO: KXTA, FAA LID: XTA
Elevation 1,341.1 metres (4,400 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
14/32 3,657.6 metres (12,000 ft) Asphalt
09L/27R 3,470 metres (11,385 ft) Dry lake
09R/27L 3,470 metres (11,385 ft) Dry lake
03L/21R 3,048 metres (10,000 ft) Dry lake
03R/21L 3,048 metres (10,000 ft) Dry lake
Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility located within the Nevada Test and Training Range. The facility is officially called Homey Airport (KXTA) or Groom Lake, named after the salt flat situated next to its airfield. Details of the facility's operations are not publicly known, but the USAF says that it is an open training range,[1] and it most likely supports the development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.[2][1] The USAF acquired the site in 1955, primarily for flight testing the Lockheed U-2 aircraft.[3]
The intense secrecy surrounding the base has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component of unidentified flying object (UFO) folklore.[4][5] The base has never been declared a secret base, but all research and occurrences in Area 51 are Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).[4] The CIA publicly acknowledged the existence of the base for the first time on June 25, 2013, following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed in 2005, and they declassified documents detailing the history and purpose of Area 51.[6]
Area 51 is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas. The surrounding area is a popular tourist destination, including the small town of Rachel on the "Extraterrestrial Highway".