Empire Airport (Nevada)

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Empire Airport
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Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner U.S. Gypsum Company
Serves Empire, Nevada
Elevation  AMSL 3,990 ft / 1,216 m
Coordinates 40°34′43″N119°21′05″W / 40.57861°N 119.35139°W / 40.57861; -119.35139
Map
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1A8
Location of airport in Nevada
Empire Airport (Nevada)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
7/253,170966Dirt
18/363,7701,149Dirt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations150
Based aircraft1

Empire Airport( FAA LID : 18NV (formerly 1A8)) is a private (Prior Permission Required) airport located at the northwest corner of the former town of Empire, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. [1] [2] It is owned by the US Bureau of Land Management, and leased to U.S. Gypsum Company. [1]

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Facilities and aircraft

Empire Airport covers an area of 75 acres (30 ha) at an elevation of 3,990 feet (1,216 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with dirt surfaces: 7/25 is 3,170 by 48 feet (966 x 15 m) and 18/36 is 3,770 by 42 feet (1,149 x 13 m). [1]

For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2011, the airport had 150 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month. At that time there was one single-engine aircraft based at this airport. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 1A8 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Empire Airport". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 4, 2009.


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