Empire Airport

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FAA: 18NV

Location

Latitude: 
 40-34-42.8000N (40.578556)
Longitude: 
 119-21-05.2000W (-119.351444)
Elevation: 
 3990.0 feet MSL (1216 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 13.1 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. W of Empire, Nevada
Found On: 
 Klamath Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MICHAEL L CHRISTOPHER
PO BOX 197
GERLACH, NV 89412
(775) 304-6067		 EMPIRE MINING CO., LLC
PO BOX 157
GERLACH, NV 89412-3665
(702) 875-1899

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1987
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 4990 feet (1521 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  2

Annual Operations (as of 02/01/2023)

Total Operations:  540
GA Local:  180 33.3%
GA Itinerant:  360 66.7%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 775
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Reno(RNO)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 1A8

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    47.3 Derby Field Airport
    (LOL KLOL LOL)    		 130 117 100LL
    57.1 Susanville Municipal Airport
    (SVE KSVE SVE)    		 258 245 100LL, Jet A
    59.7 Reno/Stead Airport
    (KRTS RTS)    		 203 190 100LL, Jet A
    64.7 Nervino Airport
    (O02)    		 225 212 100LL, Jet A
    67.5 Reno/Tahoe International Airport
    (RNO KRNO RNO)    		 196 183 100LL, Jet A-1+
    69.1 Cedarville Airport
    (O59)    		 328 315 100LL
    70.4 Fallon Municipal Airport
    (FLX KFLX FLX)    		 156 143 100LL, Jet A
    72.8 Winnemucca Municipal Airport
    (WMC KWMC WMC)    		 74 61 100LL, Jet A
    77.2 Alturas Municipal Airport
    (KAAT AAT)    		 315 302 100LL, Jet A
    82.3 Gansner Field Airport
    (2O1)    		 242 229 100LL
    83.8 Truckee-Tahoe Airport
    (TKF KTRK TRK)    		 205 192 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    85.0 Carson City Airport
    (CSN KCXP CXP)    		 192 179 100LL, Jet A
    88.1 Rogers Field Airport
    (O05)    		 258 245 100LL, Jet A
    94.8 Yerington Municipal Airport
    (O43)    		 174 161 100LL
    96.5 Minden-Tahoe Airport
    (MEV KMEV MEV)    		 191 178 100LL, Jet A
    98.2 Fall River Mills Airport
    (O89)    		 286 272 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    Remarks

    A11 AIRPORT OWNED BY US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND LEASED TO EMPIRE MINING CO
    A110-1 RCMD ARR RWY 07 AND DEP RWY 25 FOR PLINES EOR 25.
    A110-3 THLDS & FIXED DIST POINTS MKD WITH WHITE TIRES.
    A110-4 1 FT BERMS AROUND ALL RYS.
    A110-6 PPR; CALL FOR PRKG CONDS & AVBLTY.
    A110-7 FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
    A110-8 RWY 25 CLSD FOR LDGS AND MKD WITH A YELLOW X.
    A110-9 RWY 36 FIRST 600 FT FM THR SOFT.
    A40-07/25 NSTD REFLECTORS.
    A51-25 RWY 25 CLSD FOR LDG DUE TO PLINES AND RWY SLOPE.
    A57-25 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.
    E111 VFR USE ONLY; RY 25 THR DSPLCD TO PROVIDE 20:1 APCH SLOPE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 07/25
    18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 3770 ft (1149 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    1A8 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 07/25  3170 ft x 48 ft (966 m x 15 m)
    Surface:  Dirt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Non-standard lighting system Intensity

    Runway 07

    Runway 25
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE
    Object Height: 
    		 40
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    		 Marked
    Distance from End: 
    		 50
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 0 ft. left and right of centerline
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 800

    Runway 18/36  3770 ft x 42 ft (1149 m x 13 m)
    Surface:  Dirt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Elevation: 
    		 3975.0 3969.0
    Latitude: 
    		 40-35-00.1204N 40-34-25.4606N
    Longitude: 
    		 119-20-56.1937W 119-21-14.1366W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 202 022
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE
    Object Height: 
    		 25
    Distance from End: 
    		 1000
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 0 ft. left and right of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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