Desert Rock Airport Explained

Desert Rock Airport
Iata:DRA
Icao:KDRA
Faa:NV65
Type:Private
Owner:United States Department of Energy
Location:Mercury, Nevada
Elevation-F:3,314
Elevation-M:1,010
R1-Number:2/20
R1-Length-F:7,515
R1-Length-M:2,291
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Desert Rock Airport is a private-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located on the Nevada Test Site and is owned by the United States Department of Energy.

History

The airfield is located on the site of the former Camp Desert Rock, a US Army facility.

Facilities

Desert Rock Airport covers and has one runway:

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Nellis Air Force Base Instruction 11-250 "Local Flying Procedures". 2016-01-20. Commander, Nellis Air Force Base. Nellis AFB, NV. 103. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211052136/http://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/nellisafb/publication/nellisafbi11-250/nellisafbi11-250.pdf. 2017-02-11.