Homey Airport in Lincoln County, Nevada
Homey Airport in Lincoln County is an airfield (ICAO: KXTA, military airfield). Homey Airport is also known as Groom Lake. Ⓦ.
- Alternate Name
- Groom Lake
- Land Use
- military area
Auto repair shops nearby
Vehicle Maintenance Building1.8 mi
Buildings nearby
Arresting Device0.2 mi
South Pad Weather Office1.0 mi
Weapons Bunker1.5 mi
Hangar 181.6 mi
Engine Test Cell1.9 mi
Control Tower (Building 710)1.9 mi
Compressor Building (Building 447)1.9 mi
Hangar 8 Support Buildings (Buildings 441,442,444)2.0 mi
P.E. Building (Building 438)2.0 mi
Dysons Dock2.0 mi
Photo Lab and Precision Measurement Equipment Lab (PMEL) (Building 410)2.1 mi
New Quonset Hut2.1 mi
Base Supply and Administration Building (Building 265)2.2 mi
Consolidated Services Facility (Building 275)2.2 mi
Cafes nearby
Cafeteria2.0 mi
Fire stations nearby
Fire Station #31.6 mi
Fire Station #2 (Building 437)1.9 mi
Hangars nearby
Hangars 20-23 Storage Building1.8 mi
Hangars 22 and 231.8 mi
Hangars 12-9 (Building 482)1.8 mi
Hangars 20 and 211.8 mi
Hangars 16-13 (Building 480)1.9 mi
Hangar 18 (Building 430)1.9 mi
Hangar 8 (Building 443)1.9 mi
Hangar 17 (Building 470)2.0 mi
Hangar 18 Support Buildings (Buildings 431-432)2.0 mi
Industrial areas nearby
Concrete Plant1.6 mi
Maintenance Yard1.7 mi
Steam Plant (Building 476)1.9 mi
Landfills nearby
Old Toxic Waste Burning Pits2.1 mi
Military areas nearby
Hangar 19, Arm/De-Arm, Scoot-n-Hide (Building 730)1.4 mi
Explosives Storage Facility1.5 mi
Quonset Hut2.0 mi
Security Guard2.0 mi
New Base Headquarters2.1 mi
Test Engineering Support Center (Building 299)2.1 mi
Old Base Headquarters (Building 269)2.2 mi
Restaurants nearby
Dining Hall (Building 267)2.2 mi
Transportation buildings nearby
Janet Terminal (Buildings 400-404)2.0 mi
Other nearby
New Center Taxiway1.4 mi
Janet Ramp2.0 mi
King Air Ramp2.0 mi
| Official opening | 1955 |
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| Area | 100 km² |
| Elevation | 4463 |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Located in | Lincoln County, Nye County |
| Country | United States |
| Native name | Area 51 |
| Key event | Storm Area 51 |
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| Open to cyclists, good path | |
| Cycling prohibited | |
| Cobblestone |
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| Pedestrians prohibited |