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   Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport (ICAO: KXTA, FAA LID: XTA) or Groom Lake (after the salt flat next to its airfield).

2. www.britannica.com › place › Area-51Area 51 | Description, History, Map, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 27, 2024 · Area 51, secret U.S. Air Force military installation located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada. It is administered by Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.

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   Area 51 is a highly classified United States military installation within the Nevada Test and Training Range. It is located at Groom Lake, in Southern Nevada, 83 miles from Las Vegas.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Groom_Lake_(salt_flat)Groom Lake (salt flat) - Wikipedia

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   Groom Lake is a dry lake, also described as a salt flat, in Nevada. It is used for runways of the Nellis Bombing Range Test Site airport (KXTA).

6. www.cnn.com › 2019/07/31 › usArea 51 Fast Facts | CNN

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   Jul 31, 2019 · Here’s a look at Area 51, a highly classified United States Air Force facility located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada. Facts. The US government’s official name for Area 51 is the Nevada...

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   Where is Groom Lake?

   • Groom Lake is a salt flat in Nevada used for runways of the Nellis Bombing Range Test Site airport (XTA/KXTA) on the north of the Area 51 USAF military installation. The lake at 4,409 ft (1,344 m) elevation is approximately mi (6 km) from north to south and 3 mi (5 km) from east to west at its widest point.

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   What happened at Groom Lake?

   • There is one alcohol-related arrest and a Canadian citizen is arrested for indecent exposure. One woman comes close to crossing and is briefly detained and released at the scene. Read CNN’s Fast Facts to learn about Area 51 located at Groom Lake in southern Nevada.

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   When was the Groom Lake test facility built?

   • The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) established the Groom Lake test facility in April 1955 for Project AQUATONE: the development of the Lockheed U-2 strategic reconnaissance aircraft.

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   Is Groom Lake a part of the Nellis complex?

   • The President annually issues a determination continuing the Groom exception which is the only formal recognition that the government has ever given that Groom Lake is more than simply another part of the Nellis complex. An unclassified memo on the safe handling of F-117 Nighthawk material was posted on an Air Force web site in 2005.

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8. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-49568127What is Area 51 and what goes on there? - BBC

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   Sep 19, 2019 · Area 51 refers to a map location and is the popular name for a United States Air Force base. It is at Groom Lake, a dry lake bed in the Nevada Desert, 85 miles (135km) north of Las Vegas.

9. time.com › 5627694Everything to Know About Area 51's Mysterious History | TIME

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   Jul 17, 2019 · Area 51, officially named the Nevada Test and Training Range at Groom Lake, is a high-security open training range for the U.S. Air Force in southern Nevada — though the site is still very...