AOPA Airports: Desert Rock (NV65)

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NV65Civil
Private Use

Desert Rock

Mercury, NV
Phone: 702-295-4031
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	3,314 ft (1,010.1 m) (Surveyed)
Location:	3.00 mi. SW of Mercury
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	02/20 Runway length: 7515 ft
Fees:	No data

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Use of This Airfield Requires Prior Permission From the Doe. Arpt Ry Lights May Require Manual Operation, Which Could Require A Minimum of 30-45 Mins Coordination Prior to Any Usage

Rwy 20 Clear Apch From Dsplcd Thr Xcp for +60' Ascending Terrain to End of Dsplcd Area

Rwy 20 Terrain Rises Throughout Apch Zone

Used Regularly by Dept of Energy F-27, F-227, Dc-9, Dhc-7, Kingair-Mil C-130, Military & D.O.E. Helicopters

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Runway 02/20

Dimensions:	7515 x 100ft. / 2290.6 x 30.5m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	concrete, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:	medium

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
02	No Data	basic	No Data			+3' Bush 50' Out on Right Edge of Rwy

20	No Data	basic	visual glide slope: 2-Box/Left-Side VASI	2465' Disp Threshold	Power-Line, ft of center, 100 ft high, 3,100 ft from end, 28:1 clearance slope	Rising Terrain Out From Thr VASI Ry 02/20 Out of Service Indefly

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Fuel: Jet A

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N36 37.1640' / W116 1.9685'36.6193994-116.0328086
Charts:	NACO: Las Vegas Sectional
Mag Var:	15E (1980)
ARTCC:	Los Angeles (ZLA)
FSS:	Reno (RNO) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Lighted
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Airport Activity

GA Local:	NaN
GA Itinerant:	500
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	3,200
Military:	1,000

(12-month period ending on 4/4/1985)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
ADVY	N/A	118.7
UNICOM	N/A	122.8

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
INS	TACAN	.0	262	18 nm
BTY	VORTAC	114.7	091	36 nm
VGT	VOT	108.2	000	47 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
US Dept Energy/Nevada	William D. Barrick
Po Box 435 M/S 733	232 Energy Way - Ms Wb105
Mercury, NV 89023	North Las Vegas, NV 89193-8903
702-295-6489 (Office)	702-295-4031 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin