AOPA Airports: Empire (1A8)

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1A8Civil
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Empire

Empire, NV
Phone: 775-557-2341
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	3,990 ft (1,216.2 m) (Estimated)
Location:	1.00 mi. W of Empire
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	07/25 (unpaved) , 18/36 (unpaved) Longest paved runway: ft
Fees:	No data

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1 Ft Berms Around All Rys

Ry 18/36 Thlds Marked with White Tires

No Tkof Ry 07 Due to Pline & Ball Field Lgts +50 Ft

No tkof ry 7 due to pwrline & ballfield lights 50'

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Runway 07/25

Dimensions:	3170 x 48ft. / 966.2 x 14.6m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	natural soil, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
07	No Data		No Data

25	No Data	No Data	No Data	800' Disp Threshold	Power-Line, Both-Sides, 40 ft high, 50 ft from end, 1:1 clearance slope	Apch Ratio 21:1 to Dsplcd Thld Due to 40 Ft Plines 850 Ft From Thld L & R of Cntrln Dsplcd Thld Mkd by 8 White Tires

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3770 x 42ft. / 1149.1 x 12.8m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	natural soil, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Approach Lights	Obstructions
18	3975.0ft. MSL 185° mag 202° true 0.2% down		No Data	Power-Line, Both-Sides, 25 ft high, 1,000 ft from end, 40:1 clearance slope

36	3969.0ft. MSL 5° mag 22° true 0.2% up	No Data	No Data

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N40 34.7133' / W119 21.0867'40.5785556-119.3514444
Charts:	NACO: Klamath Falls Sectional
Mag Var:	17E (1985)
ARTCC:	Oakland (ZOA)
FSS:	Reno (RNO) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	RNO
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	Yes
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	1
Multi Engine:
Jets:
Helicopters:
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	150
GA Itinerant:	NaN
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:

(12-month period ending on 12/30/2011)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
CTAF	N/A	122.9

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
AHC	VOR/DME	109.0	046	41 nm
LLC	VORTAC	116.5	292	45 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
US Gypsum Company	Michael L Christopher
Po Box 99	Us Gypsum Company, Po Box 197, Po Box 130
Gerlach, NV 89405	Gerlach, NV 89412
775-557-2341 (Office)	775-557-2341 (Office)
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