| Yucca Airstrip | |
| Iata: | UCC |
| Operator: | Department of Energy |
| Location: | Nevada Test Site, Nevada, United States |
| Elevation-F: | 3,919 |
| Coordinates: | 36.9458°N -116.0378°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Nevada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Nevada |
| Pushpin Label: | UCC |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 01/19 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,990 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 14/32 |
| R2-Length-F: | 9,000 |
| R2-Surface: | Salt |
Yucca Airstrip is a private-use airport located 17 miles (27 km) north of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located on the Nevada Test Site[1] and is owned by the United States Department of Energy. On the sectional chart it is depicted as an unverified airstrip.
The airport was the staging area for Shot Badger, a test of the Upshot–Knothole Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.[2]
Yucca Airstrip Airport covers an area of 41acres and has two runways, one located on the salt flat and a shorter, more recently constructed asphalt runway just east of the salt flat:
The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.[3]