Sun arc2026-05-21 · 34.629, -118.084 (UTC)
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Latitude
34.629300
Longitude
-118.084300
Curator notes
Palmdale aerospace plant where the Darkstar full-scale mock-up was built (with consultation from the Lockheed Skunk Works). The Mach-10 opening sequence cockpit + tarmac coverage filmed here.Other locations on Top Gun: Maverick12
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
California · US
Eastern Sierra Nevada — Owens Valley
California · US
Hotel Del Coronado / Coronado Beach
California · US
Lake Tahoe
California · US
Lake Tahoe — Hangar Beach (Tahoe Keys Marina)
California · US
NAS Fallon
Nevada · US
NAS Lemoore
California · US
NAS North Island, Coronado
California · US
NAS Point Mugu
California · US
NAS Whidbey Island
Washington · US
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Pacific · US
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
Pacific · US