Black Rock City Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 40-45-42.6196N (40.761839)
Longitude: 
 119-12-38.6618W (-119.210739)
Elevation: 
 3907.7 feet MSL (1191 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 12.9 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 09 N.M. NE of Gerlach, Nevada
Found On: 
 Klamath Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
LISA KIPFER
BURNINGMAN PROJECT, 660 ALABAMA STREET, 4TH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94110
775-557-6027		 US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
PO BOX 319
GERLACH, NV 89412
775-557-2200

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 07/2009
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 4908 feet (1496 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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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 88NV

    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
    51.1 Derby Field Airport
    (LOL KLOL LOL)    		 144 131 100LL
    64.2 Cedarville Airport
    (O59)    		 318 305 100LL
    64.3 Winnemucca Municipal Airport
    (WMC KWMC WMC)    		 82 69 100LL, Jet A
    66.3 Susanville Municipal Airport
    (SVE KSVE SVE)    		 249 236 100LL, Jet A
    72.4 Reno/Stead Airport
    (KRTS RTS)    		 205 192 100LL, Jet A
    75.0 Alturas Municipal Airport
    (KAAT AAT)    		 305 292 100LL, Jet A
    77.0 Nervino Airport
    (O02)    		 223 210 100LL, Jet A
    78.7 Fallon Municipal Airport
    (FLX KFLX FLX)    		 164 151 100LL, Jet A
    80.0 Reno/Tahoe International Airport
    (RNO KRNO RNO)    		 198 185 100LL, Jet A-1+
    93.3 Gansner Field Airport
    (2O1)    		 238 225 100LL
    96.5 Truckee-Tahoe Airport
    (TKF KTRK TRK)    		 206 193 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    97.0 Rogers Field Airport
    (O05)    		 253 240 100LL, Jet A
    97.2 Carson City Airport
    (CSN KCXP CXP)    		 194 181 100LL, Jet A
    99.5 Lake County Airport
    (LKV KLKV LKV)    		 327 314 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A11 LEASED BY BLACK ROCK CITY LLC - 651-387-9044
    A110-1 PREREGISTRATION & PPR FOR USE.
    A110-2 UNICOM WLAV CURRENT CONDS.
    A110-3 SKYDIVING & TOUR OPS ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-5 FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
    A30-05R/23L RWY 23L CALM WIND RWY
    A30A-23R PREFERRED DEP RWY.
    A42-05L UNLGTD CONES.
    A42-05R UNLGTD CONES.
    A42-23L UNLGTD CONES.
    A42-23R UNLGTD CONES.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 05L/23R
    05R/23L
    07/25
    Longest Runway: 05R/23L is 6000 ft (1829 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    88NV Airport Runway Details

    Runway 05L/23R  5500 ft x 75 ft (1676 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 07/21/2023
    Surface:  Dirt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Non-standard lighting system Intensity

    Runway 05L

    Runway 23R
    Elevation: 
    		 3906.1 3906.9
    Latitude: 
    		 40-45-18.7400N 40-45-40.9900N
    Longitude: 
    		 119-13-48.0100W 119-12-42.7900W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 066 246
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonstandard (other than numbers only) Nonstandard (other than numbers only)
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair Fair

    Runway 05R/23L  6000 ft x 75 ft (1829 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 07/21/2023
    Surface:  Dirt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Non-standard lighting system Intensity

    Runway 05R

    Runway 23L
    Elevation: 
    		 3907.5 3907.7
    Latitude: 
    		 40-45-39.8000N 40-46-04.1100N
    Longitude: 
    		 119-12-13.7800W 119-11-02.6700W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 066 246
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonstandard (other than numbers only) Nonstandard (other than numbers only)
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair Fair

    Runway 07/25  4000 ft x 40 ft (1219 m x 12 m)
    Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 08/31/2022
    Surface:  Dirt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Non-standard lighting system Intensity

    Runway 07

    Runway 25
    Elevation: 
    		 3905.8 3906.5
    Latitude: 
    		 40-45-44.2830N 40-45-48.0250N
    Longitude: 
    		 119-13-44.6900W 119-12-52.9140W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonstandard (other than numbers only) Nonstandard (other than numbers only)
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair Fair

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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