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Desert Rock Airport

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Operator
  
Mercury, Nevada

2/20
  
7,515

2,291
  
concrete

Code
  
DRA

Phone
  
+1 702-295-4031

Elevation AMSL
  
3,314 ft / 1,010 m

7,515
  
2,291

Address
  
Mercury, NV 89023, USA

Elevation
  
1,010 m

Airport type
  
United States Department of Energy/Nevada

Similar
  
Creech Air Force Base, Cherry Patch Bar, Calvada Meadows Airport, Jackass Aeropark

Desert Rock Airport is a private-use airport three miles (5 km) southwest of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada. The airport is on the Nevada Test Site and is owned by the United States Department of Energy.

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History

The airfield is on the site of the former Camp Desert Rock, a US Army facility.

Facilities

Desert Rock Airport covers 100 acres (40 ha) and has one runway:

  • 2/20: 7515 x 100 ft (2291 x 30 m) Asphalt
  • References

    Desert Rock Airport Wikipedia