Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Jean Airport

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
2,832 ft / 863 m

4,600
  
1,402

Owner
  
Clark County, Nevada

Serves
  
Jean, Nevada

2L/20R
  
4,600

Elevation
  
863 m

Jean Airport

Operator
  
Clark County Department of Aviation

Landing at jean airport nv 0l7


Jean Airport (FAA LID: ØL7) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) south of Jean, a town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Clark County and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation. Also known as Jean Sport Aviation Center, it is mainly used for sports aviation like gliders and sky diving.

Contents

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Gliding at jean airport 0l7 nr las vegas


Facilities and aircraft

Jean Airport covers an area of 232 acres (94 ha) at an elevation of 2,832 feet (863 m) above mean sea level. It has two parallel runways with asphalt surfaces: 2L/20R is 4,600 by 75 feet (1,402 x 23 m) and 2R/20L is 3,700 by 60 feet (1,128 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2011, the airport had 20,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 47% single-engine, 35% glider, 9% multi-engine, and 9% ultralight.

References

Jean Airport Wikipedia