Desert Rock Airport

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IATA: DRA

ICAO: KDRA

FAA: NV65


Mercury Weather

METAR: KDRA 280853Z AUTO 20018G31KT 10SM CLR 16/M02 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 22034/0831 PRESFR SLP089 T01561017 58019

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KDRA (0.2 NM at True Heading of 68)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1012.3
Temperature: 15.6 C (60.08 F)
Dewpoint: -1.7 C (28.94 F)

Location

Latitude: 
36-37-11.8000N (36.619944)
Longitude: 
116-01-56.2250W (-116.032285)
Elevation: 
3314.0 feet MSL (1010 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
11.5 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. SW of Mercury, Nevada
Found On: 
Las Vegas Chart
FAA Region: 
AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
ROBERT ZIEHM
P.O. BOX 98521, NSF01
LAS VEGAS, NV 89193-8521
702-295-1235
US DEPT ENERGY/NEVADA
PO BOX 435 M/S 733
MERCURY, NV 89023
702-295-4015

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZLA (Los Angeles)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZLA (Los Angeles)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
4314 feet (1315 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 04/04/1985)

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

  • ADVISORY CALL IS 'MERCURY RADIO'.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 702

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Flight Service Stations

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

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near DRA

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
42.0 Furnace Creek Airport
(L06)
257 245 100LL
47.3 North Las Vegas Airport
(VGT KVGT VGT)
121 110 100LL, Jet A
53.4 Sky Ranch Airport
(3L2)
158 147 100LL
53.5 Harry Reid International Airport
(LAS KLAS LAS)
127 116 100, 100LL, Jet A-1+
58.2 Henderson Exec Airport
(HSH KHND HND)
131 120 100LL, Jet A
61.4 Jean Airport
(0L7)
146 135 100LL, Jet A
69.6 Boulder City Municipal Airport
(BLD KBVU BVU)
125 114 100LL, Jet A
76.6 Perkins Field Airport
(U08)
91 80 100LL
95.9 Mesquite Airport
(MFH 67L)
81 70 100LL, Jet A
96.6 Kidwell Airport
(1L4)
144 133 100LL
97.2 Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport
(O26)
269 257 100LL, Jet A
100.0 Tonopah Airport
(TPH KTPH TPH)
330 318 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAMS within

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Remarks

A110-1 USED RGLRLY BY DOE, AND DOD & DOE HELS.
A110-2 CAUTION: RWY 20 TRRN RISES THRU APCH ZONE - 2.4 DEG RWY UPSLOPE. RWY 20 CLEAR APCH FM DTHR EXCPFOR 60 FT RISING TRRN TO END OF DSPLCD AREA.
A110-3 RWY 20 CLEAR APCH FM DTHR XCP FOR 60 FT ASNDING TRRN TO END OF DSPLCD AREA. 2.4 DEGS RWY SLOPE.
A110-4 PPR FM DOE.
A110-6 FOR CD CTC NELLIS APCH AT 702-652-4172.
A40-02/20 MIRL RWY 02/20 OTS UFN.
A43-20 VASI RWY 02/20 OTS UFN.
A58-02 3 FT BUSH 50 FT OUT ON RIGHT EDGE OF RWY.
A58-20 RISING TRRN OUT FROM THR.
E100 ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 02/20
Longest Runway: 02/20 is 7515 ft (2291 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

DRA Airport Runway Details

Runway 02/20  7515 ft x 100 ft (2291 m x 30 m)
Surface:  Concrete - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 02

Runway 20

Elevation: 
3148.0 3303.0
Latitude: 
36-36-41.0000N 36-37-42.6000N
Longitude: 
116-02-22.0000W 116-01-30.4500W
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
No No
Centerline Lights: 
No No

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Buoys and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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