AirNav: 18NV - Empire Airport

18NV

Empire Airport
Empire, Nevada, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	18NV
Lat/Long:	40-34-42.8000N 119-21-05.2000W 40-34.713333N 119-21.086667W 40.5785556,-119.3514444 (estimated)
Elevation:	3990 ft. / 1216 m (estimated)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	1 mile W of EMPIRE, NV
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	96136

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1987
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3770 x 42 ft. / 1149 x 13 m
Surface:	dirt, in good condition
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	40-35.002007N	40-34.424343N
Longitude:	119-20.936562W	119-21.235610W
Elevation:	3975.0 ft.	3969.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Runway heading:	185 magnetic, 202 true	005 magnetic, 022 true
Obstructions:	25 ft. pline, 1000 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear	none

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3170 x 48 ft. / 966 x 15 m
Surface:	dirt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD REFLECTORS.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	no	800 ft. RWY 25 CLSD FOR LDG DUE TO PLINES AND RWY SLOPE.
Obstructions:	none	40 ft. pline, marked, 50 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear RWY 25 CLSD FOR LDG - 10:1 APCH SLOPE TO DTHR DUE TO MKD 40 FT PLINES 850 FT FM THLD LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	EMPIRE MINING CO., LLC PO BOX 157 GERLACH, NV 89412-3665 Phone (702) 875-1899 AIRPORT OWNED BY US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND LEASED TO EMPIRE MINING CO
Manager:	MICHAEL L CHRISTOPHER PO BOX 197 GERLACH, NV 89412 Phone (775) 304-6067

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		2
Single engine airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 45/month *
67%	transient general aviation
33%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 01 February 2023

Additional Remarks

-	RCMD ARR RWY 07 AND DEP RWY 25 FOR PLINES EOR 25.
-	THLDS & FIXED DIST POINTS MKD WITH WHITE TIRES.
-	1 FT BERMS AROUND ALL RYS.
-	PPR; CALL FOR PRKG CONDS & AVBLTY.
-	FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
-	RWY 25 CLSD FOR LDGS AND MKD WITH A YELLOW X.
-	RWY 36 FIRST 600 FT FM THR SOFT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 18NV.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAHC - Amedee Army Airfield (41 nm SW)
KLOL - Derby Field Airport (47 nm SE)
KSVE - Susanville Municipal Airport (57 nm W)
KRTS - Reno/Stead Airport (60 nm SW)
O02 - Nervino Airport (65 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:42	12:42
Sunrise	06:11	13:11
Sunset	19:42	02:42
Evening civil twilight	20:10	03:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 07:50:39
Local (UTC-7)	20-Apr-2024 00:50:39

METAR

KLOL
47nm SE

200653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW095 11/00 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01060000

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