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NV65
Desert Rock Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-01-22 0901Z
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Location Information for NV65
Coordinates: N36°37.20' / W116°1.94'Located 03 miles SW of Mercury, Nevada on 100 acres of land. View all Airports in Nevada.
Surveyed Elevation is 3314 feet MSL.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.800 |
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| CTAF: | 122.800 |
| ATIS at INS (17.2 E): | 290.45 |
| AWOS-2 at BTY (39.1 W): | 119.275 775-553-2741 |
| ASOS at VGT (47.3 SE): | 118.05 702-648-6633 |
- ADVISORY CALL IS 'MERCURY RADIO'.
Nearby Navigation Aids
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Runway 02/20
| Dimensions: | 7515 x 100 feet / 2291 x 30 meters | |
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| Surface: | Concrete in Good Condition | |
| Edge Lighting: | Medium Intensity MIRL RWY 02/20 OTS UFN. | |
| Runway 02 | Runway 20 | |
| Coordinates: | N36°36.68' / W116°2.37' | N36°37.71' / W116°1.51' |
| Elevation: | 3148.0 | 3303.0 |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
| Markings: | Basic in good condition. | Basic in good condition. |
| Glide Slope Indicator | V2L VASI RWY 02/20 OTS UFN. | |
Services Available
| Fuel: | NONE |
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| Transient Storage: | Tiedowns |
| Airframe Repair: | NONE |
| Engine Repair: | NONE |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
Ownership Information
| Ownership: | Privately Owned | |
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| Owner: | US DEPT ENERGY/NEVADA | |
| PO BOX 435 M/S 733 | ||
| MERCURY, NV 89023 | ||
| 702-295-4015 | ||
| Manager: | ROBERT ZIEHM | |
| P.O. BOX 98521, NSF01 | ||
| LAS VEGAS, NV 89193-8521 | ||
| 702-295-1235 | ||
Other Remarks
- USED RGLRLY BY DOE, AND DOD & DOE HELS.
- CAUTION: RWY 20 TRRN RISES THRU APCH ZONE - 2.4 DEG RWY UPSLOPE. RWY 20 CLEAR APCH FM DTHR EXCPFOR 60 FT RISING TRRN TO END OF DSPLCD AREA.
- RWY 20 CLEAR APCH FM DTHR XCP FOR 60 FT ASNDING TRRN TO END OF DSPLCD AREA. 2.4 DEGS RWY SLOPE.
- PPR FM DOE.
- FOR CD CTC NELLIS APCH AT 702-652-4172.
- ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.
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