Pearce Ferry Airport is a public use airport

Airport

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 in Mohave County

Mohave County, Arizona

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, Arizona

Arizona

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, United States

United States

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. The airport is owned by the National Park Service

National Park Service

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. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Meadview

Meadview, Arizona

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 and 2.5 NM east of Lake Mead

Lake Mead

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's Gregg Basin.

Facilities and aircraft

Pearce Ferry Airport covers an area of 8 acres (3.2 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 2,941 feet (896 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 1/19 with a dirt

Dirt

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 surface measuring 2,900 by 110 feet (884 x 34 m). For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2010, the airport had 300 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month: 67% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and 33% general aviation

General aviation

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.
Was part of aircraft training simulation.

External links

• Pearce Ferry Airport (L25) at Arizona DOT airport directory
• Aerial image as of 9 June 1994 from USGS The National Map