Owyhee Airport
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Owyhee Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a public use airport located Script error: No such module "convert". west of the central business district of Owyhee, in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It is owned by the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes[1] and is located within the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
History
The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Owyhee Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).[3][4]
Facilities and aircraft
Owyhee Airport covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2022, the airport had 1,980 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per week, 91% general aviation, and 9% military.[1]
See also
References
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- ↑ Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
External links
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". from Nevada DOT
- Aerial image as of June 1994 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 10U
- AirNav airport information for 10U
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 10U
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- Airports in Nevada
- Transportation in Elko County, Nevada
- Buildings and structures in Elko County, Nevada
- Airports established in 1942
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Nevada
- Flight Strips of the United States Army Air Forces
- Native American airports
- 1942 establishments in Nevada
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes