Homey Airport

Homey Airport is a United States Air Force facility situated in southern Nevada, 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas. It is located within the Nevada Test and Training Range and borders the Nevada Test Site and Yucca Flat. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Air Force established the facility in April 1955 to support Project AQUATONE, the development and flight testing of the Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. In 1960, the installation was expanded to support Project OXCART, which involved the testing of the Lockheed A-12. Jurisdiction of the site transferred from the CIA to the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base in 1979.

The facility is currently operated by the United States Air Force under the Air Force Materiel Command and is garrisoned by Detachment 3 of the Air Force Test Center. Its role is the development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems. The base also hosts foreign technology evaluation programs, including the testing of acquired foreign fighter aircraft. All operations and research at the site are classified as Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). The facility is supported by the Janet airline, a fleet of passenger aircraft that transports personnel from Harry Reid International Airport.

Infrastructure at Homey Airport includes multiple aircraft hangars, a control tower, maintenance and machine shops, and a permanent fuel tank farm for specialized propellants. The site includes support facilities such as administrative buildings and housing units. The airfield utilizes the Groom Lake salt flat for its operations. Historically and currently, the base has hosted various aircraft types for testing and evaluation, including the Lockheed U-2, A-12, and the D-21 drone. It served as the primary testing location for the Have Blue prototype and the F-117 Nighthawk. Evaluation programs at the site have utilized foreign aircraft including the MiG-17, MiG-21, and Su-27. Support and training operations at the location have utilized aircraft such as the F-101 Voodoo, T-33 Shooting Star, and F-104 Starfighter.