Pahute Mesa Airstrip

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Pahute Mesa Airstrip Type: Government Corporations (Sub-organization) Parent organization: Department of Energy Top organization: Department of Energy Employees: Not specified as it's a facility, not an organization with staff Executive: Managed by DOE NNSS personnel Budget: Part of the NNSS operational budget, not specified individually. Address: Nye County, NV, USA (Specific address not available, located within NNSS) Website: No dedicated website; information under NNSS at https://www.nnss.gov/ Creation Legislation: Originally built in 1941 as an emergency landing strip for Army Air Corps, expanded in 1968 Wikipedia: Pahute Mesa Airstrip

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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.

Services Logistical support; Emergency landing; Transport of personnel and materials

Regulations

Pahute Mesa Airstrip
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IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: L23
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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Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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. 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.

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). 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.

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