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1A8 · Empire Airport

FAA-LID · US

ID 1A8 Elev 3,990 ft Lat 40° 34.80' N Lon 119° 21.05' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,770 ft. Max gradient: 1.43% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 3,770 ft 42 ft DIRT-G No —
36 — 3,770 ft 42 ft DIRT-G No —
07 — 3,170 ft 48 ft DIRT-G No —
25 — 3,170 ft 48 ft DIRT-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 8 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·NGT OPS DISCOURAGED; MTS ALL QUADS.
  • ·GND NORTH OF RWY 19 THR SLOPES DOWN 10 FT WITH GULLEYS LEFT & RIGHT; PLINES EAST OF RWY.
  • ·EMS HELI ADJ TO RWY 01 THR.
  • ·ARR UPHILL RWY 19; DEP DOWNHILL RWY 01.
  • ·ARPT COND - 702-509-0059 OR AMGR.
  • ·INGRESS 170 DEGS / EGRESS 350 DEGS.
  • ·FATO 100 FT X 100 FT. 30 FT DROP 200 FT FM THR LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·RUTS ON NORTH SIDE OF RWY.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Empire Airport is a private airport located at the northwest corner of the former town of Empire, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is owned by the US Bureau of Land Management, and leased to U.S. Gypsum Company.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

1A8

Source: OurAirports community

Designees in NV

CFI Flight Instructors 1,051 A&P Mechanics 2,622 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 42 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 11 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 37 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 29 Clubs Flying Clubs 8 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Alan Britson Reno NV 66 nm
Mark William Montague Reno NV 66 nm
Randy Ostman Reno NV 66 nm
Robert Michael Larkin Reno NV 66 nm
Zachry Glass Reno NV 66 nm
Anthony Lee Tisdale Fallon NV 71 nm
James Duvall Iii Silver Springs NV 72 nm
David Michael Tranquilla Truckee CA 83 nm
Paul David Hamilton Carson City NV 84 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 84 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Dudley Heyland Susanville CA 59 nm
Paul Mitchell Clark Susanville CA 59 nm
Steven Kenneth Datema Susanville CA 59 nm
John Mcgovran Latham Susanville CA 59 nm
Adam Gabriel Chvosta Susanville CA 59 nm
Derek Charles Winkelhaus Fernley NV 61 nm
David Frank Soom Sun Valley NV 61 nm
Wesley Allan Brush Sparks NV 63 nm
Ronald Pete Cassinelli Sparks NV 63 nm
Richard Lawrence Clark Sparks NV 63 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Duane Edward Strong Jr Lovelock NV 47 nm
Muir Monroe Thompson Lovelock NV 47 nm
Timothy Frank Hahn Lovelock NV 47 nm
Terence Alan Howard Janesville CA 55 nm
Thomas Bedford Jeffries Janesville CA 55 nm
David Sugasa Imlay NV 55 nm
Steven Kenneth Datema Susanville CA 59 nm
Clarence Owen Bateson Susanville CA 59 nm
David Roland Reger Susanville CA 59 nm
Robert Brenton Tyndall Susanville CA 59 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Chaparral Avionics, Inc
Carson City, NV
 85 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 97 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 116 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 135 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 136 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 148 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 149 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 152 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 158 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 167 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.