3 2 3 ▁Squadron ▁– ▁F - 3 5 A ▁Light ning ▁II ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁and ▁facilities ▁▁ ▁The ▁base ▁is ▁next ▁to ▁Rog ers ▁D ry ▁Lake , ▁an ▁end or he ic ▁desert ▁salt ▁pan ▁whose ▁hard ▁dry ▁lake ▁surface ▁provides ▁a ▁natural ▁extension ▁to ▁Edwards ' ▁run ways . ▁This ▁large ▁landing ▁area , ▁combined ▁with ▁excellent ▁year - round ▁weather , ▁makes ▁the ▁base ▁good ▁for ▁flight ▁testing . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁military ▁air base , ▁civil ian ▁access ▁is ▁sever ely ▁restricted . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁light ed , ▁p aved ▁run ways : ▁▁▁ 0 5 R / 2 3 L ▁is ▁, ▁and ▁an ▁extra ▁ ▁of ▁lake bed ▁run way ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁its ▁nor ther ly ▁end . ▁It ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁arrest ing ▁systems ▁approximately ▁ ▁from ▁each ▁end . ▁▁ 0 5 L / 2 3 R ▁is ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁replace ▁ 0 4 R / 2 2 L ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁▁ 0 7 / 2 5 ▁is ▁ ▁( this ▁run way ▁is ▁techn ically ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Base ) ▁and ▁an ▁extra ▁ ▁of ▁lake bed ▁run way ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁its ▁e aster ly ▁end . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 3 ▁other ▁official ▁run ways ▁on ▁the ▁Rog ers ▁lake bed : ▁▁ 1 7 / 3 5