FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CXP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-11-32.2950N 119-43-57.2540W
39-11.538250N 119-43.954233W
39.1923042,-119.7325706
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4704.4 ft. / 1433.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of CARSON CITY, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 89706 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09 & 27 ON CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.925 (775-884-4708) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 133.25 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at MEV (12 nm S): | 119.325 (775-782-6264) |
| WX ASOS at RNO (18 nm N): | 135.8 (775-432-6755) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FMGr174/20.6 | | MUSTANG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 16E |
| SWRr072/25.0 | | PALISADES VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
| HZNr223/39.2 | | HAZEN VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 6101 x 75 ft. / 1860 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 39-11.653595N | | 39-11.422860N |
| Longitude: | 119-44.582650W | | 119-43.325857W |
| Elevation: | 4704.4 ft. | | 4695.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 103 true | | 269 magnetic, 283 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 2 NM FM RWY THR; BYD 3 DEGS LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN; AT NGT. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.77 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 1.3 NM. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. hill, 1739 ft. from runway, 286 ft. both sides of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CARSON CITY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2600 E. COLLEGE PARKWAY, NO. 6
CARSON CITY, NV 89706
Phone 775-841-2255 |
| Manager: | COREY JENKINS
2600 E. COLLEGE PARKWAY #6
CARSON CITY, NV 89706
Phone 775-841-2255 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 27 IS PREF CALM WIND RY. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -18C. |
| - | UAS/UAV, ULTRALIGHT, GLIDER ACT ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-6874. |
| - | ARPT OPS AFT HRS CTC FONE 775-443-7288. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (394KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (390KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (340KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (128KB) |
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| JIMPA TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (136KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (357KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (12 nm S)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (18 nm N)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (20 nm W)
KTVL - Lake Tahoe Airport (22 nm SW)
KSPZ - Silver Springs Airport (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Byrne focalflight.com
Photo taken 18-Aug-2011
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Carson City Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Jan-2026
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 14:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 15:19 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Jan-2026 12:59:47 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Jan-2026 04:59:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KCXP | 121235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M08 A3054 RMK AO2
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KMEV
12nm S | 121235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M10 A3053 RMK AO2
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KRNO
18nm N | 121155Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A3054 RMK AO2 SLP354 T10561072 11011 21056 51004
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KTRK
19nm NW | 121235Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FZFG OVC002 M11/M12 A3050 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KCXP | 121120Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM122100 09008KT P6SM FEW250 FM130200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KMEV
12nm S | 121120Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM130200 12005KT P6SM FEW250
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KRNO
18nm N | 121120Z 1212/1312 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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KTRK
19nm NW | 121120Z 1212/1312 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG SCT002 FM121600 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM130800 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG SCT002
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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