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9U3 Austin Airport
Austin, Nevada, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 9U3
Lat/Long: 39-28-04.7300N / 117-11-43.3330W
39-28.078833N / 117-11.722217W
39.4679806 / -117.1953703
(estimated)
Elevation: 5730 ft. / 1747 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 4 miles SW of AUSTIN, NV
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 89310

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1943
Sectional chart: LAS VEGAS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RNO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT ARPT BCN, MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36, REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: none4 ft. fence, 320 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
P.O. BOX 12000
RENO, NV 89520-6400
Phone 775-861-6400
Manager: GENE ETCHEVERRY
315 S. HUMBOLDT
BATTLE MTN, NV 89820
Phone 775-635-2885
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/week *
57% local general aviation
36% transient general aviation
7% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2009

Additional Remarks

A105 MILITARY ACFT OPER IN VICINITY OF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9U3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBAM - Battle Mountain Airport (69 nm N)
KNFL - Fallon Naval Air Station (Van Voorhis Field) (70 nm W)
KFLX - Fallon Municipal Airport (72 nm W)
KLOL - Derby Field Airport (73 nm NW)
KTPH - Tonopah Airport (85 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo of 9U3 (Austin Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5913:59
Sunrise06:2714:27
Sunset16:3800:38
Evening civil twilight17:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 11:15:59
Local (UTC-8)  09-Nov-2009 03:15:59
 
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