Vultee Field
The runways were never very long and when the Shuttle was built, they were gone.
I wondered how the Shuttles were delivered. It turns out they were taken by road to Edwards AFB. That’s 110 miles away!
CORRECTION
Further research indicates that although a lot of Shuttle work was carried out at Downey, including building a mock-up, final assembly of components, made by many subcontractors, was at the Palmdale plant. This is only 36 miles from Edwards.
Last edited by India Four Two; 4th Mar 2018 at 18:51.