Yucca Airstrip
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Yucca Airstrip (Template:Comma separated entries) 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.
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History
The airport was the staging area for Shot Badger, a test of the Upshot–Knothole Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.[3]
Facilities
Yucca Airstrip Airport covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and has two runways, one located on the salt flat and a shorter, more recently constructed asphalt runway just east of the salt flat:
- Runway 01/19: 4,990 x 75 ft (1,521 x 23 m), surface: asphalt
- Runway 14/32: 9,000 x 200 ft (2,743 x 61 m), surface: salt
The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.[4]
References
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- ↑ United States Geological Survey. Nevada Test Site. Geologic Surface Effects of Underground Nuclear Testing. Accessed on April 18, 2009.
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External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for NV11
- AirNav airport information for NV11
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for NV11