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]

Empire Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 18NV (formerly 1A8)
Summary
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
Map
1A8 Location of airport in Nevada
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 3,170 966 Dirt 18/36 3,770 1,149 Dirt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 150 Based aircraft 1
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

• List of airports in Nevada

References

External links

• "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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