# General William J Fox Airfield (WJF)

> Lancaster, US · IATA: WJF · ICAO: KWJF · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `WJF` |
| ICAO | `KWJF` |
| City | Lancaster |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 717 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 34.74110, -118.21900 |

## Description

Air tankers loading retardant for wildfire season are a familiar sight at General William J. Fox Airfield (IATA: WJF, ICAO: KWJF), the Los Angeles County general-aviation field at Lancaster in the Antelope Valley. Its single asphalt runway 6/24 measures 2,195 metres, and in 2021 the airport logged about 48,000 operations, 97% general aviation, with no scheduled passenger service. It has no significant cargo handling of its own: freight for the Antelope Valley routes through Ontario (ONT) or Los Angeles (LAX) and reaches Lancaster and Palmdale by truck on State Route 14. The field hosts a U.S. Forest Service airtanker and helicopter base, a regional hub for aerial firefighting, and sits within the Mojave aerospace corridor alongside Palmdale's Plant 42 and Edwards Air Force Base.

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