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|OrganizationName=Pahute Mesa Airstrip | |||
|OrganizationType=Government Corporations (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission=The Pahute Mesa Airstrip serves to support the operations and activities at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), particularly related to the testing and transport of materials, providing logistical support for nuclear and other scientific research missions. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Managed by DOE NNSS personnel | |||
|Employees=Not specified as it's a facility, not an organization with staff | |||
|Budget=Part of the NNSS operational budget, not specified individually. | |||
|Website=No dedicated website; information under NNSS at https://www.nnss.gov/ | |||
|Services=Logistical support; Emergency landing; Transport of personnel and materials | |||
|ParentOrganization=Department of Energy | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Energy | |||
|CreationLegislation=Originally built in 1941 as an emergency landing strip for Army Air Corps, expanded in 1968 | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=37.102780, -116.313330 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=Nye County, NV, USA (Specific address not available, located within NNSS) | |||
}} | |||
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| Summary | |
| Airport type | Private |
| Operator | United States Department of Energy/Nevada |
| Location | Mercury, Nevada |
| Elevation AMSL | 5,068 ft / 1,545 m |
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Pahute Mesa Airstrip (FAA LID: L23) is a private-use airport located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the United States Department of Energy.
History
Originally built in 1941 as an emergency landing strip for Army Air Corps fighters, the airstrip was expanded in 1968 to allow transport aircraft to bring test materials and supplies to projects at Areas 19 and 20. Permission to land must be obtained in advance from the US Department of Energy.[2]
Facilities
Pahute Mesa Airstrip covers an area of 35 acres (14 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 and measuring 5,800 by 100 feet (1,768 m × 30 m).[1] The runway had numbers with both ends, but it is now marked with "X" on either end.
A small ramp area allows planes and helicopters to park at the airstrip. Beside three small hangars, there are no other permanent structures at the airstrip.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Form 5010 for L23 PDF, effective 2007-10-25
- ↑ US Department of Energy. Terrence R. Fehner, F. G. Gosling. Origins of the Nevada Test Site. pp 21. (December 2000) Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine