| Jackass Aeropark | |
| Faa: | U75 |
| Type: | Public |
| Location: | Amargosa Valley, Nevada |
| Elevation-F: | 2,640 |
| Elevation-M: | 804.7 |
| Coordinates: | 36.6344°N -116.4133°W |
| R1-Number: | 14/32 |
| R1-Length-F: | 6,200 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,890 |
| R1-Surface: | Dirt |
| Footnotes: | Sources: FAA[1] and Nevada DOT[2] |
Jackass Aeropark was a public-use airport located in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. It was named after Jackass Flats, Nevada, where wild jackasses once gathered to graze on the Nevada Test Site.[3] [4]
The airfield was opened in 1949 as Lathrop Wells Airport with an unpaved 4700feet runway. In 1957 the runway was 5000feet and by 1959 the airport was closed. It reopened in 1964 as Jackass Aeropark with an unpaved 6200feet runway built to the west of the former airstrip.[5] The airport was owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. It was deactivated by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 18, 2004.
Jackass Aeropark resided an elevation of 2640feet above mean sea level. It contained one runway designated 14/32 with a dirt surface measuring 6200by. The airport had an average of 50 aircraft operations per month: 83% transient general aviation, 17% local general aviation and <1% military aviation. A 2003 Nevada DOT airport diagram showed a 2200x taxiway and a 250x apron with a hangar and 8 covered tie-downs.