List of airports in Nevada
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This is a list of airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s in Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
(a U.S. state
U.S. state
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), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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or airports assigned an IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
airport code.
Airports
This list contains the following information:- City served - The city generally associated with the airport, as per the airport's master record with the Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal Aviation AdministrationThe Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside of the city they serve. It is not meant to be a complete list of cities served, which can be found in or added to each airport's Wikipedia article.
- FAA - The location identifierLocation identifierA location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
assigned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These are linked to each airport's diagram (PDFPortable Document FormatPortable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
) at the Nevada Department of Transportation web site.
- IATA - The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport AssociationInternational Air Transport AssociationThe International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
(IATA). Those that do not match the FAA code are shown in bold.
- ICAO - The location indicatorInternational Civil Aviation Organization airport codeThe ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...
assigned by the International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO).
- Airport name - The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
- Role - One of four FAA airport categoriesFAA airport categoriesThe United States Federal Aviation Administration has a system for categorizing public-use airports that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport...
, as per the 2009-2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport SystemsNational Plan of Integrated Airport SystemsThe National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. It is developed and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration . Its purposes are:* to identify all the airports in the U.S...
(NPIAS) Report and updated based on FAA Passenger Boarding Data:
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- P: Commercial Service - Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types:
- L: Large Hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- M: Medium Hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- S: Small Hub that accounts for between 0.05% and 0.25% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- N: Non-Hub that accounts for less than 0.05% of total U.S. passenger enplanements, but more than 10,000 annual enplanements.
- CS: Commercial Service - Non-Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have at least 2,500 passenger boardings each year.
- R: Reliever airports are designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at a large commercial service airport and to provide more general aviation access to the overall community.
- GA: General AviationGeneral aviationGeneral aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airports are the largest single group of airports in the U.S. airport system.
- P: Commercial Service - Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types:
- Enpl. - The number of enplanements (commercial passenger boardings) that occurred at the airport in calendar yearCalendar yearGenerally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day. By convention, a calendar year consists of a natural number of days. To reconcile the calendar year with an astronomical cycle , certain years...
2008, as per FAA records.
| City served | FAA | IATA | ICAO | Airport name | Role | Enpl. |
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| Boulder City Boulder City, Nevada Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023.Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling.... |
BVU | BLD | KBVU | Boulder City Municipal Airport Boulder City Municipal Airport Boulder City Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile southwest of the central business district of Boulder City, in Clark County, Nevada, United States.- History :... |
P-N | 300,553 |
| Elko Elko, Nevada Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Elko County. The city straddles the Humboldt River.... |
EKO | EKO | KEKO | Elko Regional Airport Elko Regional Airport Elko Regional Airport , formerly known as Elko Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile west of the central business district of Elko, a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. This airport serves much of northeastern Nevada.The airport was named J.C. Harris Field... (J.C. Harris Field) |
P-N | 25,523 |
| Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
LAS | LAS | KLAS | McCarran International Airport McCarran International Airport McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located five miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise in Clark County. It covers an area of and... |
P-L | 21,024,443 |
| North Las Vegas North Las Vegas, Nevada North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946.-Geography:... |
VGT | VGT | KVGT | North Las Vegas Airport North Las Vegas Airport - Runway Incursions:The airport has continuously worked on a runway incursion prevention program to help curtail the number of runway incursions happening at the airport. For the year of 2007, North Las Vegas ranked #2 in airports with most runway incursions.... |
P-N | 67,389 |
| Reno Reno, Nevada Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area... |
RNO | RNO | KRNO | Reno-Tahoe International Airport | P-M | 2,150,816 |
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| Carson City Carson City, Nevada The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has... |
CXP | CSN | KCXP | Carson Airport Carson Airport Carson Airport , also known as Carson City Airport, is a public use airport located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Carson City, the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. It is operated by the Carson City Airport Authority... |
R | 68 |
| Henderson Henderson, Nevada -Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile... |
HND | HSH | KHND | Henderson Executive Airport Henderson Executive Airport Henderson Executive Airport is a public airport located south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is owned by Clark County and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated... |
R | 692 |
| Reno Reno, Nevada Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area... |
RTS | KRTS | Reno/Stead Airport Reno Stead Airport Reno/Stead Airport is a large general aviation airport located in the North Valleys area, northwest of the central business district of Reno, a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States... |
R | 21 | |
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| Alamo Alamo, Nevada Alamo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, about north of Las Vegas. Its elevation is 3,449 feet . It is named after the Spanish word for "poplar" due to the presence of that type of tree. Founded in 1901, Alamo lies in the Pahranagat Valley. Its economy is... |
L92 | Alamo Landing Field Alamo Landing Field Alamo Landing Field is a public-use airport located west of the central business district of Alamo, in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. The airport is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. It is the closest public-use airport to Groom Lake.... |
GA | |||
| 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... |
TMT | ASQ | KTMT | Austin Airport Austin Airport Austin Airport is a public-use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Austin, a city in Lander County, Nevada, United States. It is owned by the United States Bureau of Land Management.Although many U.S... |
GA | |
| Battle Mountain Battle Mountain, Nevada Battle Mountain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,871 at the 2000 census. Though it has no legal status as a municipality, it still functions as the county seat of Lander County... |
BAM | BAM | KBAM | Battle Mountain Airport Battle Mountain Airport Battle Mountain Airport , also known as Lander County Airport, is a public-use airport located 3 miles southeast of the central business district of Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States... |
GA | 10 |
| Beatty Beatty, Nevada Beatty is a census-designated place along the Amargosa River in Nye County in the U.S. state of Nevada. U.S. Route 95 runs through the CDP, which lies between Tonopah, about to the north, and Las Vegas, about to the southeast. State Route 374 connects Beatty to Death Valley National Park, about ... |
BTY | BTY | KBTY | Beatty Airport Beatty Airport Beatty Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Beatty, a town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
GA | |
| Ely Ely, Nevada Ely is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50, with the discovery of copper in 1906... |
ELY | ELY | KELY | Ely Airport (Yelland Field) | GA Ely Airport/Yelland Field is listed as a commercial service - non-primary airport in the 2009-2013 NPIAS, but is a general aviation airport based on yearly enplanements in 2007 and 2008. | 239 |
| Eureka Eureka, Nevada Eureka is an unincorporated township in and the county seat of Eureka County, Nevada, United States. Eureka is by far the largest community in Eureka County... |
05U | EUE | Eureka Airport Eureka Airport (Nevada) Eureka Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located six nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Eureka, a city in Eureka County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located within and towards the southern end of the Diamond Valley.It is also known as Eureka County... |
GA | 22 | |
| Fallon Fallon, Nevada -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,536 people, 3,004 households, and 1,877 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,474.1 people per square mile . There were 3,336 housing units at an average density of 1,095.2 per square mile... |
FLX | FLX | KFLX | Fallon Municipal Airport Fallon Municipal Airport Fallon Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Fallon, a city in Churchill County, Nevada, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
GA | 60 |
| Gabbs Gabbs, Nevada Gabbs is an unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a city. Since then, it has been dis-incorporated, effective May 8, 2001.-History:... |
GAB | GAB | KGAB | Gabbs Airport Gabbs Airport Gabbs Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Gabbs, a city in Nye County, Nevada, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
GA | |
| Goldfield Goldfield, Nevada Goldfield is an unincorporated community and the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States, with a resident population of 440 at the 2000 census. It is located about southeast of Carson City, along U.S... |
0L5 | Goldfield Airport Goldfield Airport Goldfield Airport is a public airport located one mile north of the central business district of Goldfield, the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA.- Facilities :Goldfield Airport covers and has one runway:... |
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| Hawthorne Hawthorne, Nevada Hawthorne is a census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,311 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mineral County... |
HTH | HTH | KHTH | Hawthorne Industrial Airport Hawthorne Industrial Airport Hawthorne Industrial Airport , formerly known as Hawthorne Municipal Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located one mile north of the central business district of Hawthorne, in Mineral County, Nevada, United States.... |
GA | 6 |
| Jackpot Jackpot, Nevada Jackpot is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The Zip Code Tabulation Area for its ZIP code, 89825, had a population of 1,189 as of the 2010 census. Located less than 1 mile from the Idaho border on U.S... |
06U | KPT | Jackpot Airport Jackpot Airport Jackpot Airport , also known as Hayden Field, is a public airport located in Jackpot, Nevada, USA. The airport is owned and operated by Elko County.- Facilities :Jackpot Airport/Hayden Field covers and has one runway:... (Hayden Field) |
GA | ||
| Jean Jean, Nevada Jean is a small commercial town in Clark County, Nevada, located approximately north of the Nevada-California state line along Interstate 15. Las Vegas is located about to the north... |
0L7 | Jean Airport Jean Airport Jean Airport , also known as Jean Sport Aviation Center, is a small public airport located in Jean, in Clark County, Nevada, USA. The airport is mainly used for sports aviation like gliders and sky diving and is operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation.- Facilities :Jean Airport covers ... |
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| Lovelock Lovelock, Nevada Lovelock is a city in western Nevada that is the county seat of Pershing County, the location of a prison, and the namesake of the area's Cold War gunnery range... |
LOL | LOL | KLOL | Derby Field Derby Field Derby Field is a public airport located eight miles southwest of the central business district of Lovelock, in Pershing County, Nevada, USA.- Facilities :Derby Field covers and has two runways:... |
GA | 1 |
| Mesquite Mesquite, Nevada Mesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and northeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 15,277. The city is located in the Virgin River Valley... |
67L | MFH | Mesquite Airport Mesquite Airport Mesquite Airport is a public airport located two miles north of the central business district of Mesquite, a city in Clark County, Nevada, USA. The airport is operatd by the Clark County Department of Aviation.- Facilities :... |
GA | 1 | |
| Minden Minden, Nevada Minden is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It is named after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It... |
MEV | MEV | KMEV | Minden-Tahoe Airport Minden-Tahoe Airport Minden-Tahoe Airport is a general aviation airport serving the Carson Valley in Douglas County, including the towns of Minden, Gardnerville and Genoa, Nevada. The airport is situated four nautical miles north of Minden... |
GA | 95 |
| Overton Overton, Nevada Overton is an Unincorporated Town located in Clark County, Nevada. The town is on the north end of Lake Mead. The town is home to Perkins Field airport and Echo Bay Airport.... |
U08 | Overton Municipal Airport Perkins Field Overton Municipal Airport , also known as Perkins Field, is a public airport located two miles north of the central business district of Overton, in Clark County, Nevada, USA. The airport is operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation.... (Perkins Field) |
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| Owyhee Owyhee, Nevada Owyhee is a census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,017 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.... |
10U | Owyhee Airport Owyhee Airport Owyhee Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Owyhee, in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is owned by the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and is located within the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.... |
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| Panaca Panaca, Nevada Panaca is a town in eastern Lincoln County, Nevada, on State Route 319, about 1 mile east of U.S. Route 93, near the border with Utah. Its elevation is 4,729 feet .-History:... |
1L1 | Lincoln County Airport Lincoln County Airport Lincoln County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located two miles west of the central business district of Panaca, a town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
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| Silver Springs Silver Springs, Nevada Silver Springs is a census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States at the intersection of U.S. 50 and U.S. 95A. The population was 4,708 at the 2000 census. Lahontan Reservoir, Lahontan State Recreation Area and historic Fort Churchill State Historic Park are all located nearby... |
SPZ | KSPZ | Silver Springs Airport Silver Springs Airport Silver Springs Airport is a public use airport located southwest of the central business district of Silver Springs, in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Lyon County and leased to Silver Springs Airport, LLC.Although most U.S... |
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| Tonopah Tonopah, Nevada Tonopah is a census-designated place located in and the county seat of Nye County, Nevada. It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95 approximately mid-way between Las Vegas and Reno.... |
TPH | TPH | KTPH | Tonopah Airport Tonopah Airport Tonopah Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles east of the central business district of Tonopah, in Nye County, Nevada, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
GA | 22 |
| Wells Wells, Nevada Wells is a city in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the western United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. Wells is located at the junction of U.S. Route 93 and Interstate 80, approximately east of Elko and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:The site... |
LWL | LWL | KLWL | Wells Municipal Airport Wells Municipal Airport (Nevada) Wells Municipal Airport , also known as Harriet Field, is a public airport located two miles northeast of the central business district of Wells, a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States.- Facilities :... (Harriet Field) |
GA | |
| Winnemucca Winnemucca, Nevada -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 2,736 households, and 1,824 families residing in the city. The population density was 867.5 people per square mile . There were 3,280 housing units at an average density of 396.6 per square mile... |
WMC | WMC | KWMC | Winnemucca Municipal Airport Winnemucca Municipal Airport Winnemucca Municipal Airport is a public airport located five miles southwest of the central business district of Winnemucca, in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States.- Facilities :... |
GA | 5 |
| Yerington Yerington, Nevada Yerington is a city in Lyon County, located in western Nevada, USA. The population was 2,883 at the 2000 census. It is named after Henry M. Yerington, Superintendent of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from 1868 to 1910. It is the county seat of Lyon County.... |
O43 | Yerington Municipal Airport Yerington Municipal Airport Yerington Municipal Airport is a public airport located one mile north of the central business district of Yerington, a city in Lyon County, Nevada, USA.- Facilities :Yerington Municipal Airport covers and has one runway:... |
GA | 9 | ||
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| Cal-Nev-Ari Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada Cal-Nev-Ari is a census-designated place and town in Clark County, Nevada, United States, near the state's southernmost point. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 278... |
1L4 | Kidwell Airport Kidwell Airport Kidwell Airport is a public-use airport and residential airpark located in Cal-Nev-Ari, Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is privately-owned by Nancy Kidwell.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
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| Carson City Carson City, Nevada The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has... |
2Q5 | Parker Carson STOLport Parker Carson STOLport Parker Carson STOLport is a privately-owned, public-use airport located five miles east of the central business district of Carson City, Nevada, United States. It has a short runway designed for use by STOL aircraft.... (also see STOL STOL STOL is an acronym for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe aircraft with very short runway requirements.-Definitions:There is no one accepted definition of STOL and many different definitions have been used by different authorities and nations at various times and for a myriad of... ) |
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| Crescent Valley Crescent Valley, Nevada Crescent Valley is an unincorporated community in Eureka County, Nevada, United States. It is the site of Crescent Valley Elementary School, Crescent Valley Fair Grounds, and Crescent Valley Community Park.... |
U74 | Crescent Valley Airport | ||||
| Currant Currant, Nevada Currant is a small town in Nye County, Nevada. Settled in 1868, it was first a farming town with a small population. Its current population is 65.-Transportation:Currant is located on U.S. Route 6 at the junction of State Route 379... |
9U7 | Currant Ranch Airport | ||||
| Dayton Dayton, Nevada Dayton is a census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 5,907 at the 2000 census.-History:Dayton is at the western end of the Twenty-Six Mile Desert at a bend in the Carson River. Immigrants stopping there for water would consider whether to follow the river... / Carson City Carson City, Nevada The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has... |
A34 | Dayton Valley Airpark | ||||
| Denio Denio, Nevada Denio, Nevada is an unincorporated community that lies on the Nevada-Oregon state line in Humboldt County, Nevada and Harney County, Oregon, in the United States. The community is also known as Denio, Oregon. There was formerly a Denio, Oregon post office north of the state line. Most of the town... |
E85 | Denio Junction Airport | ||||
| Duckwater Duckwater, Nevada Duckwater is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Nevada, at about the same latitude as Sacramento, California. It is in Nye County, on the eastern edge of the Duckwater Indian Reservation, near the Red Mountain Wilderness. The city of Las Vegas is about 200 miles to the... |
01U | Duckwater Airport | ||||
| Dyer Dyer, Nevada Dyer is a small village in Esmeralda County, Nevada with a population of 110 as of the 2000 census. Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California in the Fish Lake Valley. Air transportation is available at Dyer Airport.... |
2Q9 | Dyer Airport Dyer Airport Dyer Airport is a public airport located six miles southeast of the central business district of Dyer, in Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA.- Facilities :Dyer Airport covers and has one runway:* Runway 12/30: 2,870 x 50 ft , Surface: Dirt... |
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| Empire | 1A8 | Empire Airport Empire Airport (Nevada) Empire Airport is a public airport located on the west side of Empire, in Washoe County, Nevada, USA.- Facilities :Empire Airport covers and has two runways:* Runway 7/25: , Surface: Dirt* Runway 18/36: , Surface: Dirt... |
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| Fernley Fernley, Nevada Fernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, within Reno-Sparks-Lake Tahoe metropolitan. The city incorporated in 2001, including land in Washoe County; prior to that it was a census-designated place . The population of the CDP was 8,543 at the 2000 census; the city itself had an... |
N58 | Tiger Field Tiger Field Tiger Field is a public-use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Fernley, a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. This airport is owned by the United States Bureau of Land Management.... |
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| Goldfield Goldfield, Nevada Goldfield is an unincorporated community and the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States, with a resident population of 440 at the 2000 census. It is located about southeast of Carson City, along U.S... |
0L4 | Lida Junction Airport Lida Junction Airport Lida Junction Airport is a public-use airport located 14 miles south of the central business district of Goldfield, in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. The airport is owned by the United States Bureau of Land Management.- Facilities :... |
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| Kingston Kingston, Nevada Kingston is a small town in Lander County, Nevada. As of 2005, the estimated population of Kingston is 288.-References:... |
N15 | Kingston Airport Kingston Airport (Nevada) Kingston Airport is a public airport located two miles east of the central business district of Kingston, in Lander County, Nevada, USA.- Facilities :Kingston Airport covers and has two runways:... |
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| Mercury Mercury, Nevada Mercury, Nevada is a town in Nye County, Nevada, United States, 5 miles north of U.S. Route 95 at a point 65 miles further northwest of Las Vegas. It is situated within the Nevada Test Site and was constructed by the Atomic Energy Commission to house and service the staff of the test site. The... |
L23 | Pahute Mesa Airstrip Pahute Mesa Airstrip Pahute Mesa Airstrip is a private-use airport located northwest of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States... |
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| Mina Mina, Nevada Mina is a small community in Mineral County in west-central Nevada on U.S. Route 95 at an elevation of . The 2010 population was 155.-History:... |
3Q0 | Mina Airport Mina Airport Mina Airport is a public airport located southeast of Mina, in Mineral County, Nevada, USA.- Facilities :Mina Airport covers and has one runway:* Runway 13/31: 4600 x 165 ft , Surface: Dirt... |
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| North Fork North Fork, Nevada North Fork is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The ZIP Code of North Fork, Nevada is 89801. The community is very often considered a ghost town.... |
08U | Stevens-Crosby Airport | ||||
| Overton Overton, Nevada Overton is an Unincorporated Town located in Clark County, Nevada. The town is on the north end of Lake Mead. The town is home to Perkins Field airport and Echo Bay Airport.... |
0L9 | Echo Bay Airport Echo Bay Airport Echo Bay Airport is a public airport located in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 14 miles south of the central business district of Overton, a town in Clark County, Nevada, USA. The airport is situated near Echo Bay on Lake Mead.- Facilities :... |
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| Reno Reno, Nevada Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area... |
N86 | Spanish Springs Airport Spanish Springs Airport Spanish Springs Airport is a public use airport located seven nautical miles north of the central business district of Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and operated by the Spanish Springs Pilots Association, Inc... |
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| Sandy Valley Sandy Valley, Nevada Sandy Valley is a census-designated place in the Mesquite Valley in west-central Clark County, Nevada, United States. Sandy Valley has variant name of Sandy, Nevada. The population was 1,804 at the 2000 census. Sandy Valley is bordered on the East by the southern extension of the Spring Mountains... |
3L2 | Sky Ranch Airport Sky Ranch Airport (Nevada) Sky Ranch Airport , also known as Sky Ranch Estates, is a privately-owned, public-use airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Sandy Valley, a town in Clark County, Nevada, United States.... |
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| Searchlight Searchlight, Nevada Searchlight is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, at the topographic saddle between two mountain ranges.-History:According to Nevada Senator Harry Reid, who has written extensively about his hometown, the most likely story as to how the town received its name was when George Frederick... |
1L3 | Searchlight Airport Searchlight Airport Searchlight Airport is a public airport located two miles south of the central business district of Searchlight, in Clark County, Nevada, USA... |
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| Smith Smith, Nevada Smith is a small town in Lyon County, Nevada. It was named after a family that settled there in 1859.... |
N59 | Rosaschi Air Park Rosaschi Air Park Rosaschi Air Park is a public airport located two miles north of the central business district of Smith, a town in Lyon County, Nevada, USA.- Facilities :Rosaschi Air Park covers and has two runways:... |
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| Fallon Fallon, Nevada -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,536 people, 3,004 households, and 1,877 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,474.1 people per square mile . There were 3,336 housing units at an average density of 1,095.2 per square mile... |
NFL | NFL | KNFL | NAS Fallon Naval Air Station Fallon Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon in western Nevada in the United States. Since 1996, it has been home to the Naval Fighter Weapons School , and the surrounding... (Van Voorhis Field) |
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| Indian Springs Indian Springs, Nevada Indian Springs is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2000 census.-History:Indian Springs is named for the artesian spring that provides the area with water... |
INS | INS | KINS | Creech Air Force Base Creech Air Force Base Creech Air Force Base , formerly known as Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field, is a United States Air Force base located one mile north of the central business district of Indian Springs, in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is about northwest of Las Vegas and northwest of Nellis Air... (Indian Springs AF Aux.) |
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| Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
LSV | LSV | KLSV | Nellis Air Force Base Nellis Air Force Base Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is under the jurisdiction of Air Combat Command .-Overview:... |
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| Mercury Mercury, Nevada Mercury, Nevada is a town in Nye County, Nevada, United States, 5 miles north of U.S. Route 95 at a point 65 miles further northwest of Las Vegas. It is situated within the Nevada Test Site and was constructed by the Atomic Energy Commission to house and service the staff of the test site. The... (Yucca Flat) |
NV11 | UCC | KUCC | Yucca Airstrip Yucca Airstrip Yucca Airstrip is a private-use airport located 17 miles north of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located on the Nevada Test Site and is owned by the United States Department of Energy... |
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| Tonopah Tonopah, Nevada Tonopah is a census-designated place located in and the county seat of Nye County, Nevada. It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95 approximately mid-way between Las Vegas and Reno.... |
TNX | XSD | KTNX | Tonopah Test Range Airport Tonopah Test Range Airport Tonopah Test Range Airport , also Senior Trend project site PS-66, is located near the center of the Tonopah Test Range, southeast of Tonopah, Nevada and northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a major airfield with a runway, instrument approach facilities, and nighttime illumination... |
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| Area 51 Area 51 Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield... |
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| Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
Ivanpah Valley Airport Ivanpah Valley Airport Ivanpah Valley Airport is a planned relief airport for McCarran International Airport serving the Las Vegas area to be located near Primm, Nevada. Since there is only limited space left for expansion at McCarran a new airport is the only alternative to increase capacity by a significant amount... |
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| Mercury Mercury, Nevada Mercury, Nevada is a town in Nye County, Nevada, United States, 5 miles north of U.S. Route 95 at a point 65 miles further northwest of Las Vegas. It is situated within the Nevada Test Site and was constructed by the Atomic Energy Commission to house and service the staff of the test site. The... |
NV65 | DRA | Desert Rock Airport Desert Rock Airport Desert Rock Airport is a private-use airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States... |
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| Pahrump Pahrump, Nevada -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,631 people, 10,153 households, and 7,127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 82.7 people per square mile . There were 11,651 housing units at an average density of 39.1 per square mile... |
NV74 | Calvada Meadows Airport Calvada Meadows Airport Calvada Meadows Airport is a private airport located in Pahrump, Nevada. It was activated in July, 1987. Aircraft must request permission before landing at the airport. There are no instrument approach procedures. Of the of runway, is asphalt; the rest is gravel.... |
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| Round Mountain Round Mountain, Nevada Round Mountain is a small town in Nye County, Nevada. The population of Round Mountain, Nevada as of 2005 is 744 .Round Mountain is best known for the Round Mountain Gold Mine, a large open pit heap-leach gold mine owned by Kinross Gold Corporation and Barrick Gold Corporation... |
NV83 | Hadley Airport Hadley Airport Hadley Airport is a public-use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Round Mountain, a town in Nye County, Nevada, United States.- History :... |
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| Alamo Alamo, Nevada Alamo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, about north of Las Vegas. Its elevation is 3,449 feet . It is named after the Spanish word for "poplar" due to the presence of that type of tree. Founded in 1901, Alamo lies in the Pahranagat Valley. Its economy is... |
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| Amargosa Valley Amargosa Valley, Nevada Amargosa Valley is an unincorporated community in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.-Description:The community is named for the Amargosa River which flows through the valley from its origination in Nevada to its terminus in Death Valley, California... |
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Jackass Aeropark Jackass Aeropark Jackass Aeropark was a public-use airport located in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. It was named after Jackass Flats, Nevada, where wild jackasses once gathered to graze on the Nevada Test Site.- History :... |
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| Bonnie Claire Bonnie Claire, Nevada Bonnie Claire is a ghost town located in Nye County, Nevada. The settlement is located next to highway NV-267."Bonnie Clare was established in October 1906 as a milling center for several nearby mines. By 1914 the decline on the near by mines signaled the end of this town. In 1925 a Chicago... |
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| Bonnie Claire Bonnie Claire, Nevada Bonnie Claire is a ghost town located in Nye County, Nevada. The settlement is located next to highway NV-267."Bonnie Clare was established in October 1906 as a milling center for several nearby mines. By 1914 the decline on the near by mines signaled the end of this town. In 1925 a Chicago... |
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| Boulder City Boulder City, Nevada Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023.Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling.... |
Boulder City Airport Boulder City Airport Boulder City Airport was an airport located in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, USA.- History :Boulder City Airport was dedicated on December 10, 1933. Commercial air service arrived at the airport on June 15, 1936 with Grand Canyon Airlines. Trans World Airlines opened a terminal at the airport... |
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| Caliente Caliente, Nevada Caliente , formerly known as Culverwell and Calientes is a town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. Its elevation is 4,300 feet . The population was 1,123 at the 2000 census... |
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| Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
Anderson Field Anderson Field (Nevada) Anderson Field was the first airport to serve Las Vegas, Nevada. The north boundary of the airfield was the present day Sahara Avenue, with the present day Paradise Road serving as the western boundary.- History :... (Rockwell Field) |
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| Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
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| Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
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| Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
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| Pahrump Pahrump, Nevada -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,631 people, 10,153 households, and 7,127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 82.7 people per square mile . There were 11,651 housing units at an average density of 39.1 per square mile... |
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| Pahrump Pahrump, Nevada -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,631 people, 10,153 households, and 7,127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 82.7 people per square mile . There were 11,651 housing units at an average density of 39.1 per square mile... |
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See also
- Essential Air ServiceEssential Air ServiceEssential Air Service is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which, prior to deregulation, were served by certificated airlines, maintained commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these...
- Nevada World War II Army AirfieldsNevada World War II Army AirfieldsDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Force established numerous airfields in Nevada for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers....
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Nevada