Area 51 Nevada

Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport or Groom Lake. Details of its operations are not made public, but the USAF says that it is an open training range, and it is c…
Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport or Groom Lake. Details of its operations are not made public, but the USAF says that it is an open training range, and it is commonly thought to support the development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems. The USAF and CIA acquired the site in 1955, primarily for flight testing the Lockheed U-2 aircraft.
  • Owner: Department of Defense
  • Built: 1955 (as Paradise Ranch)
  • Elevation: 4,494 feet (1,370 m) AMSL
  • Operator: United States Air Force
  • Controlled by: Air Force Materiel Command
  • Condition: Operational
  • In use: 1955–present
Data from: en.wikipedia.org