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| Operator | Department of Energy | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Nevada Test Site, Nevada, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,919 ft / 1,195 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°56′45″N 116°02′16″W / 36.94583°N 116.03778°W | ||||||||||||||
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Yucca Airstrip ( IATA: UCC) 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.
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. [2]
Facilities
Yucca Airstrip Airport covers an area of 41 acres (17 ha) 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. [3]
References
- ^ United States Geological Survey. Nevada Test Site. Geologic Surface Effects of Underground Nuclear Testing. Accessed on April 18, 2009.
- ^ United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests[ dead link]
- ^ Rosenberg, Zach (December 7, 2011). "Satellite images reveal secret Nevada UAV site". Flightglobal. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
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
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