Austin Airport is a public-use airport

Airport

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 located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Austin

Austin, Nevada

Austin is a small, unincorporated community located in Lander County, Nevada, in the United States. As of 2004, its population is approximately 340. It is located on the western slopes of the Toiyabe Range at an elevation of . U.S...

, a city in Lander County

Lander County, Nevada

Lander County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,794. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.-History:...

, Nevada

Nevada

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the United States Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Land Management

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.

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier

Location identifier

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 for the FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

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 and IATA

International Air Transport Association

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, this airport is assigned TMT by the FAA and ASQ by the IATA (which assigned TMT to Porto Trombetas Airport

Porto Trombetas Airport

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 in Pará

Pará

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, Brazil

Brazil

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).

Facilities and aircraft

Austin Airport covers an area of 1205 acres (487.6 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 5,730 feet (1,747 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 18/36 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 6,000 by 75 feet (1,829 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2009, the airport had 1,400 aircraft operations, an average of 116 per month: 93% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 7% military

Military aviation

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. At that time there were 7 single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 aircraft based at this airport.

External links

from Nevada DOT

• Aerial photo as of 26 September 1999 from USGS The National Map