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KCXP · Carson Airport

ICAO · US · 34 NTSB events

ID KCXP FAA CXP Elev 4,697 ft Lat 39° 11.66' N Lon 119° 44.06' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,101 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 107° 6,101 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
27 287° 6,101 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.15%

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).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.925
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 27 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 and 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 and 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 09–27: H6101X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–60 MIRL RWY 09: REIL…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 and 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 09 and 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·386 NEVADA CAL NEV ARI KIDWELL (1L4) 0 S UTC–8(–7DT) N35º18.35´ W114º52.94´ 2602 NOTAM FILE RNO RWY 16–34: 4140X65 (SAND) RWY LGTS(NSTD) 1.0% up N RWY 16: Fence.
  • ·LGT Rwy 16–34 non–std, PCL installed in some TD areas.
  • ·Aerobatic practice area west of arpt gnd to 5000 AGL.
  • ·Ocnl ngt lasers and pyro dspl fm acft.
  • ·CTN: automobile tfc on rwy.
  • ·Rwy 16 70 ft twr 350 ft L of cntrln adj to thr.
  • ·West twy not mntnd; lrg rocks and 6 ft brush on edges; use at your own risk.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 pat tfc use ctn: 80 ft unlgtd pole 500 ft E of Rwy 34 thr penetrates trsn area; 7:1 ocs to rwy alg hwy.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 packed sand and grvl; edges and ends soft sand in dry conds; edges burmed with 12–36 in soil; 5 ft brush in rwy safety area and up to edges.
  • ·Rwy 16 and Rwy 34 tires used to mark TD points.
  • ·Rwy 16 and Rwy 34 tires indc dsrd TD points, addnl markings and cones added for flt trng purposes.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 928-460-3987
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.77º TCH 41´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 09 and 27 on consly.
  • ·Rwy 09 VGSI unusbl byd 2 NM fm rwy thr; byd 3 degs left and right of cntrln; at ngt.
  • ·Rwy 27 VGSI unusbl byd 1.3 NM.
  • ·Arpt ops aft hrs ctc fone 775–443–7288.
  • ·UAS/UAV, ultralight, glider act on and invof arpt.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –18C.
  • ·Rwy 27 is prefer calm wind rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 775-841-2255
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.925 (775) 884–4708.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®NORCAL APP/DEP CON 119.2 CLNC DEL 133.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-6874.
  • ·MUSTANG (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.9 FMG Chan 126 N39º31.88´ W119º39.36´ 174º 20.6 NM to fld. 5950/16E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 002º–012º byd 40 NM blo 19,000´ 013º–022º byd 40 NM blo 10,300´ 013º–022º byd 53 NM 023º–045º byd 40 NM 079º–113º byd 40 NM 114º–124º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 114º–124º byd 52 NM 125º–145º byd 40 NM 153º–172º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 153º–172º byd 52 NM blo 18,000´ 173º–186º byd 40 NM 187º–197º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 187º–197º byd 66 NM 198º–212º byd 40 NM 200º–230º byd 30 NM blo 13,000´ 213º–223º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 224º–304º byd 40 NM 327º–339º byd 40 NM blo 14,000´ 356º–001º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 200º–230º byd 30 NM blo 13,000´ DME unusable: 200º–230º byd 30 NM blo 13,000´ PHOENIX SAN FRANCISCO L–9A IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

O04Carson City Airport

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

34 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

36

since 1982

Fatal

2

5.6% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

16

≈ 1.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 86,088 ops in 2023

2024 total

86,088

10-yr total

850,496

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 90% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

18.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.05

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=15

  • Loss of control 7
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=34

  • Loss of control 11
  • Other 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-08-25 Cessna 172M · Weather · VMC · day →
2015-05-04 WATSON DAVID E Skybolt · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2025-12-13 Porto Risen SV · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2024-04-16 EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVO · CFIT · VMC · day →
2024-01-07 Cessna 421C · Stall / spin · night →
2021-06-24 AIRBORNE AUSTRALIA XT582 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-10-25 Airplane Factory Sport Light · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2018-10-21 LEROUX JOHN F CCX-1865 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-09-11 Vans VANS RV 8 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-02-11 OLIVER LAWRENCE R KITFOX IV 1200 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-02-10 CUBCRAFTERS INC CC11-160 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-02-09 BAKER VICTOR R Kitfox · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-05-19 Cessna T182 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2017-03-01 Bellanca 17-30A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2017-02-01 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206 · Loss of control · day →
2016-10-20 EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVO · Other · VMC · day →
2016-02-13 Bell 47G 3B 1 · Weather · VMC · day →
2015-02-11 Cessna 185 - E · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-12-22 Cessna A185F · Loss of control · day →
2013-08-16 URBAN AIR SRO SAMBA XXL · Stall / spin · day →
2013-05-15 Cessna 182P · Other · VMC · day →
2009-11-08 North American T6-G · Other · VMC · day →
2009-07-18 Leider T-18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-01-10 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-08-07 Cosmos Phase II · Weather · VMC · dusk →
2007-05-12 Cessna 172S · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2004-05-13 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · day →
2001-09-01 Piper PA-28-235 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
2001-07-18 Cessna 172M · Ground collision · VMC →
2000-11-05 Cessna 185F · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2000-06-04 Mooney M20J · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1999-08-27 Cessna 177 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1998-10-12 Piper PA-28 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1998-05-24 John H. Korb Jr. KITFOX III · Ground collision · VMC · day →

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
Paul David Hamilton Carson City NV 2 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 2 nm
Howard William Wolvington Genoa NV 11 nm
Daniel Alan Britson Reno NV 22 nm
Mark William Montague Reno NV 22 nm
Randy Ostman Reno NV 22 nm
Robert Michael Larkin Reno NV 22 nm
Zachry Glass Reno NV 22 nm
David Michael Tranquilla Truckee CA 23 nm
James Duvall Iii Silver Springs NV 27 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
Brenton Patrick Surace Mound House NV 2 nm
Scott Mitchell Clark Carson City NV 2 nm
Kevin Scott Darroch Carson City NV 2 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 2 nm
James David Dingess Carson City NV 2 nm
Clyde Hiroshi Kawasaki Carson City NV 2 nm
Steven Walter Lewis Carson City NV 2 nm
Bruce James Mayes Carson City NV 2 nm
Don Collins Peterson Iii Carson City NV 2 nm
George Thomas Phillips Carson City NV 2 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
Jeffery George Byard Carson City NV 2 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 2 nm
Scott Douglas Hoffmeyer Carson City NV 2 nm
Robert Lyle Jessup Carson City NV 2 nm
Victor Michael Jordan Carson City NV 2 nm
Clyde Hiroshi Kawasaki Carson City NV 2 nm
Don Collins Peterson Iii Carson City NV 2 nm
Michael Lee Reynolds Carson City NV 2 nm
Timothy Allen Rowe Carson City NV 2 nm
John William Vandervort Carson City NV 2 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
 0 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 12 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 70 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 76 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 77 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 83 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 84 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 93 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 93 nm
Stockton Propeller, Inc
Stockton, CA
 101 nm

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