Jackass Aeropark

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Jackass Aeropark (Template:Comma separated entries) was a public-use airport located in Amargosa Valley, Nevada.[1][2] It was named after Jackass Flats, Nevada, where wild jackasses once gathered to graze on the Nevada Test Site.[3][4]

History

The airfield was opened in 1949 as Lathrop Wells Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) with an unpaved Script error: No such module "convert". runway. In 1957 the runway was Script error: No such module "convert". and by 1959 the airport was closed. It reopened in 1964 as Jackass Aeropark with an unpaved Script error: No such module "convert". runway built to the west of the former airstrip.[5] The airport was owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.[3] It was deactivated by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 18, 2004.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

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References

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