Derby Field

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Derby Field
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Pershing County
Serves Lovelock, Nevada
Elevation  AMSL 3,907 ft / 1,191 m
Coordinates 40°03′59″N118°33′54″W / 40.06639°N 118.56500°W / 40.06639; -118.56500
Map
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LOL
Derby Field
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
2/205,5291,685Asphalt
8/264,9311,503Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/17/2023)2,765
Based aircraft2

Derby Field( IATA : LOL [2] , ICAO : KLOL, FAA LID : LOL) is a public airport nine miles southwest of Lovelock, in Pershing County, Nevada. [1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. [3]

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Facilities

Derby Field covers 550 acres (223 ha) at an elevation of 3,907 feet (1,191 m). It has two runways: 2/20 is 5,529 by 75 feet (1,685 x 23 m) and 8/26 is 4,931 by 75 feet (1,503 x 23 m). [1]

In the year ending July 17, 2023, the airport had 2,765 aircraft operations, average 53 per week: 73% general aviation, and 27% military. Two aircraft were then based at the airport, both single-engine. [1]

Derby Field has had many references in popular culture, mostly due to its IATA code, LOL, being the same as the common internet acronym. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LOL PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (LOL: Lovelock / Derby Field)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). [National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  4. ↑ admin (2011-08-19). "60+ Funny and Rude Airport Codes and Flights". Aviation Humor. Retrieved 2023-01-07.


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