Inyokern Airport (IATA: IYK, ICAO: KIYK, FAALID: IYK) is a small airport located near Inyokern and Ridgecrest, in the Mojave desert. Although it is mostly used as a general aviation airport, it once had scheduled passenger service and maintains regional cargo service.
Spaceports
Mojave Air and Space Port (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) is the first inland spaceport in America, the site where SpaceShipOne made three manned space flights in 2004. It is also used as a general aviation airport, experimental aircraft design and testing center, and aircraft storage. It is located in the town of Mojave, in the Mojave Desert.
see also Edwards Air Force Base, landing site for the North American X-15 and Space Shuttle, listed below under Military airfields
Military airfields
Edwards Air Force Base (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAALID: EDW) is an airfield used by the United States Air Force. It is used for testing experimental military aircraft. Nasa's Dryden Research Center is also located on the base, and is used for testing experimental aircraft for NASA. It is located east of Rosamond and southeast of Mojave, in the Mojave Desert.