FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | NV65 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-37-09.8380N / 116-01-58.1110W
36-37.163967N / 116-01.968517W
36.6193994 / -116.0328086
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3314 ft. / 1010.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of MERCURY, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 89060 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | LAS VEGAS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DRA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| ADVY: | 118.7 261.1 |
| WX ASOS at INS (17 nm E): | 121.125 (C702-652-0667) |
- ADVISORY CALL IS 'MERCURY RADIO'.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BTYr092/36.1 | | BEATTY VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MERCURY | | at field | | 326 | | 16E | | MCY | -- -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 7515 x 100 ft. / 2291 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
MIRL RY 02/20 OTS INDEFLY. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 2465 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left
VASI RY 02/20 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | none
+3' BUSH 50' OUT ON RIGHT EDGE OF RWY. | | 100 ft. pline, marked, 3100 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear
RISING TERRAIN OUT FROM THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | US DEPT ENERGY/NEVADA
PO BOX 435 M/S 733
MERCURY, NV 89023
Phone 702-295-6489 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM D. BARRICK
232 ENERGY WAY - MS WB105
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89193-8903
Phone 702-295-4031 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 90/week * | | 68% | air taxi | | 21% | military | | 11% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 04 April 1985 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | USED REGULARLY BY DEPT OF ENERGY F-27, F-227, DC-9, DHC-7, KINGAIR-MIL C-130, MILITARY & D.O.E. HELICOPTERS. |
| - | RWY 20 TERRAIN RISES THROUGHOUT APCH ZONE. |
| - | RWY 20 CLEAR APCH FROM DSPLCD THR XCP FOR +60' ASCENDING TERRAIN TO END OF DSPLCD AREA. |
| - | USE OF THIS AIRFIELD REQUIRES PRIOR PERMISSION FROM THE DOE. ARPT RY LIGHTS MAY REQUIRE MANUAL OPERATION, WHICH COULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 30-45 MINS COORDINATION PRIOR TO ANY USAGE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at NV65.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVGT - North Las Vegas Airport (47 nm SE)
KLSV - Nellis Air Force Base (53 nm SE)
KLAS - Mc Carran International Airport (53 nm SE)
KHND - Henderson Executive Airport (58 nm SE)
KBVU - Boulder City Municipal Airport (70 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 14:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunset | | 16:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 05:16:45 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 30-Nov-2009 21:16:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KDRA | 010453Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 04/M14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00441139 TSNO
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KINS
18nm E | 010456Z 27006KT 10SM CLR 05/M04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00501044
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| TAF |
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| KDRA | 302322Z 0100/0124 10008KT P6SM SKC FM010200 04006KT P6SM SKC
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