Pilot Was Able To Take Amazing Pictures Of Area 51 And Tonopah Air Base

An amazing shot looking south. Note the runway construction and displaced threshold we have mentioned in the past, as well as the ongoing revitalization of the "Janet Airlines" terminal at the very south end of the base. While the terminal area is under construction, a temporary terminal area appears to have been relocated near the center of the closest blocks, or 'canyons," of hangars. You can see the cars parked just to the east of the ramp area. Gabriel Zeifman

Warzone/The Drive: Pilot Takes Amazing Images Of Area 51 And Tonopah Air Base While Skirting Restricted Airspace

A private pilot had one heck of an adventure through the Nevada Test and Training Range, getting very rare looks at the shadowy installations.

They are America's most secretive airbases, Area 51 and Tonopah Test Range Airport, located deep in the massive Nevada Test and Training Range that covers a large portion of southern Nevada. Although there are distant vantage points on the ground that allow views into these highly secure installations, aerial images of them taken close enough to make out any details are rare to nonexistent. Regardless, some may be surprised to hear that private planes do legally fly along the borders and even into some of the ranges that make up the NTTR, offering a one of a kind aerial tour of a land that the government would like you to forget. One such aerial adventure was recently flown by private pilot Gabriel Zeifman in his little Cessna 150. He brought his camera along with him and the results are stunning.

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Update #1: Pilot takes incredible photos of Area 51 that reveal construction of mysterious massive hangar after receiving permission to fly his small plane past the top secret facility (Daily Mail)
Update #2: Photos: US Pilot Snaps New Images of Secretive Area 51, Tonopah Test Range Sites (Sputnik)

WNU Editor:  Impressive photo-gallery. Here is someone speculating on what is at Area-51 .... The Secrets of Area 51: UFO Rumors, Stolen Russian Jets and Stealth Fighters (National Interest).