Needles Airport

Airport in San Bernardino County, California, U.S.

Needles Airport
Needles Army Airfield

2006 USGS photo

* IATA: EED
* ICAO: KEED
* FAA LID: EED

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| County of San Bernardino
Serves| Needles, California
Elevation AMSL| 983 ft / 300 m
Coordinates| 34°45′59″N 114°37′24″W﻿ / ﻿34.76639°N 114.62333°W﻿ / 34.76639; -114.62333
Website| www.sbcounty.gov/...
Map

KEED

Location of Needles Airport

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
2/20  | 4,235  | 1,291  | Asphalt
11/29  | 5,005  | 1,526  | Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
| Aircraft operations (year ending 2/28/2022)| 10,500

|

Based aircraft| 4

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Needles Airport (IATA: EED, ICAO: KEED, FAA LID: EED) is a county-owned public airport in San Bernardino County, California, United States, five miles (9 km) south of Needles.[1]

It opened in May 1941. During World War II the airfield was known as Needles Army Airfield[2] and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force. With the end of the war the base returned to civil control.

## Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Needles Airport covers 796 acres (322 ha) at an elevation of 983 feet (300 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 4,235 by 100 feet (1,291 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 5,005 by 100 feet.[1]

In the year ending February 28, 2022, the airport had 10,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day. 4 aircraft were then based at this airport: 3 single-engine and 1 glider.[1]

## See also[edit]

* California World War II Army Airfields

## References[edit]

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for EED PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 7 September 2023.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needles Army Air Field (historical) at coordinates 34°46′00″N 114°37′20″W﻿ / ﻿34.76667°N 114.62222°W﻿ / 34.76667; -114.62222

## External links[edit]

* Needles Airport at San Bernardino County website
* Aerial image as of 21 May 1994 from USGS The National Map
* FAA Terminal Procedures for EED, effective March 21, 2024
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for EED
* AirNav airport information for KEED
* ASN accident history for EED
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
* SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

* v
* t
* e

Airports in the Inland Empire

Commercial airports|

* Ontario International Airport
* Palm Springs International Airport
* San Bernardino International Airport

Towered general aviation airports|

* Chino Airport
* Riverside Municipal Airport
* Southern California Logistics Airport

Non-towered general aviation airports|

* Apple Valley Airport
* Baker Airport
* Barstow-Daggett Airport
* Big Bear City Airport
* Cable Airport
* Corona Municipal Airport
* Flabob Airport
* French Valley Airport
* Hemet-Ryan Airport
* Needles Airport
* Redlands Municipal Airport

Military airports|

* March Air Reserve Base
* Norton Air Force Base
* former
* Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms

Defunct airports|

* Rialto Municipal Airport
* closed

* v
* t
* e

Mass transit in the Inland Empire

Rail|

* Metrolink
* 91/Perris Valley Line
* Inland Empire–Orange County Line
* Riverside Line
* San Bernardino Line
* Arrow
* Amtrak
* Southwest Chief
* Sunset Limited
* Texas Eagle

Bus|

| San Bernardino County|

* Omnitrans
* sbX
* Basin Transit
* Mountain Transit
* Needles Area Transit
* Victor Valley Transit Authority

|

Riverside County|

* Beaumont Transit
* Riverside Transit Agency
* SunLine Transit Agency
* Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency

List of Southern California transit agencies

* v
* t
* e

USAAF Fourth Air Force in World War II

Units|

| Commands|

* IV Bomber Command
* IV Fighter Command
* IV Air Support Command

|

Wings|

* 21st Bombardment
* Los Angeles Fighter
* San Diego Fighter
* San Francisco Fighter
* Seattle Fighter

Groups|

| Bombardment|

* 12th Bombardment
* 30th Bombardment
* 41st Bombardment
* 42nd Bombardment
* 47th Bombardment
* 380th Bombardment
* 385th Bombardment
* 389th Bombardment
* 392nd Bombardment
* 399th Bombardment
* 449th Bombardment
* 450th Bombardment
* 451st Bombardment
* 453rd Bombardment
* 454th Bombardment
* 455th Bombardment
* 456th Bombardment
* 461st Bombardment
* 463rd Bombardment
* 465th Bombardment
* 466th Bombardment
* 470th Bombardment
* 483rd Bombardment
* 486th Bombardment
* 491st Bombardment
* 492nd Bombardment

|

Fighter|

* 1st Fighter
* 14th Fighter
* 20th Fighter
* 35th Fighter
* 51st Fighter
* 55th Fighter
* 78th Fighter
* 81st Fighter
* 82nd Fighter
* 328th Fighter
* 329th Fighter
* 339th Fighter
* 354th Fighter
* 360th Fighter
* 363rd Fighter
* 364th Fighter
* 369th Fighter
* 367th Fighter
* 372nd Fighter
* 412th Fighter
* 473rd Fighter
* 474th Fighter
* 478th Fighter
* 479th Fighter

Reconnaissance|

* 68th Reconnaissance
* 69th Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier|

* 64th Troop Carrier

* United States Army Air Forces

* First
* Second
* Third
* Fourth
* Fifth
* Sixth
* Seventh
* Eighth
* Ninth
* Tenth
* Eleventh
* Twelfth
* Thirteenth
* Fourteenth
* Fifteenth
* Twentieth

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template