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North Las Vegas Airport (IATA: VGT, ICAO: KVGT, FAA LID: VGT) is a public-use airport 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of downtown Las Vegas in North Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] It is owned by the Clark County Commission and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation.

North Las Vegas Airport
View from an SR22 aircraft over North Las Vegas Airport, March 2013
  • IATA: VGT
  • ICAO: KVGT
  • FAA LID: VGT
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerClark County Commission
OperatorClark County Department of Aviation
ServesLas Vegas
LocationNorth Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Elevation AMSL2,205 ft / 672 m
Coordinates36°12′38″N 115°11′40″W
Websitewww.vgt.aero
Maps
VGT
Location of airport in Nevada / United States
VGT
VGT (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 5,005 1,525 Asphalt
12R/30L 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
12L/30R 4,203 1,281 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations176,320
Based aircraft492
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Known locally as Northtown, it is the second–busiest public use government airport in the Las Vegas area and the third busiest in Nevada. It is the primary airport in the Las Vegas area for general aviation and scenic tours, allowing Harry Reid International Airport to focus on airline flights. North Las Vegas offered limited regional airline service by Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines in the early 2000s. Many helicopter operators, including the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, use the airport.


History


The airport opened on December 7, 1941, as Sky Haven Airport. Given the significance of the date, only one of the three founders, Florence Murphy, remained to run the airport.[2]

Sky Rider Motel opened in the early 1960s during an expansion project at the airport, featuring a swimming pool shaped like an airplane.[2]

In 1968 Hughes Tool Company purchased the airport, then called North Las Vegas Air Terminal.[2]


Facilities


North Las Vegas Airport covers 920 acres (370 ha) at an elevation of 2,205 feet (672 m). It has three asphalt runways: 7/25 is 5,005 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m), 12R/30L is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m), and 12L/30R is 4,203 by 75 feet (1,281 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending August 31, 2019, averaged 483 aircraft operations per day, or just over 176,000 per year: 59% local general aviation, 29% transient general aviation, 11% air taxi and <1% of both commercial and military.[3] As of August, 2015, there were 536 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 4% jet, 6% helicopter and <1% ultralight.[4]


Runway incursions


The airport has worked on a program to reduce the number of runway incursions at the airport.[citation needed] For the year of 2007, North Las Vegas Airport ranked #2 in airports with most runway incursions.[citation needed]


Incidents and accidents



References


  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for VGT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 8, 2022.
  2. "The History of North Las Vegas Airport". North Las Vegas Airport. Clark County Department of Aviation. 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. "AirNav: KVGT - North Las Vegas Airport".
  4. "Airport Operational Statistics". AirNav. FAA. 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. "AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - LAS VEGAS AIRLINES, PIPER PA-31-350, N44LV, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, AUGUST 30, 1978 - Transport Research International Documentation - TRID". Trid.trb.org. 7 June 1978. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2014-09-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Las Vegas, NV Plane Crashes After Take-Off, Aug 1978". 3.gendisasters.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  8. Craig Huber (2 January 2013). "Plane bursts into flames at North Las Vegas Airport". Fox5vegas.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  9. "4 killed after small planes collide at North Las Vegas Airport". News 3 Las Vegas. 17 July 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  10. "No survivors after plane crash at North Las Vegas Airport, Clark County Department of Aviation confirms". KTNV 13 Las Vegas. 17 July 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  11. "4 killed when 2 planes collide at North Las Vegas Airport". Las Vegas Review–Journal. 17 July 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.



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El Aeropuerto North Las Vegas (IATA: VGT, OACI: KVGT, FAA LID: VGT) es un aeropuerto localizado a tres millas náuticas (6 km) al noroeste del distrito central de negocios de Las Vegas, en North Las Vegas, Nevada, Estados Unidos.[1] Es operado por el condado de Clark y operado por el Departamento de Aviación del Condado de Clark.



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