Empire Airport (FAA LID: 18NV (formerly 1A8)) is a public use 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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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | U.S. Gypsum Company | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Empire, Nevada | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,990 ft / 1,216 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°34′43″N 119°21′05″W / 40.57861°N 119.35139°W | ||||||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editEmpire 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 1A8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 10, 2015.
- ^ "Empire Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
External links
edit- "Diagram of Empire Airport (1A8)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-06-14. from Nevada DOT
- Aerial image as of June 1994 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 18NV
- AirNav airport information for 18NV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 18NV
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