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KEKO · Elko Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 42 NTSB events

ID KEKO FAA EKO Elev 5,140 ft Lat 40° 49.49' N Lon 115° 47.52' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,214 ft. Max gradient: 1.98% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 069° 7,214 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
23 249° 7,214 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
12 134° 3,015 ft 60 ft ASP No 1.98%
30 314° 3,015 ft 60 ft ASP No 1.98%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 119.275
  • CTAF CTAF 123.000
  • CNTR SALT LAKE CNTR 132.250
  • UNIC UNICOM 123.000

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  • VOR-DME BQU

    Bullion

    114.50 MHz · DME 114.50 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Runway 12 threshold displaced 906 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 12 threshold displaced 906 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 143 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06–24: H7454X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–78, D–105, 2S–133, 2D–170…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 24: MALSR. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.25º TCH 51´. Thld dsplcd 1036´…

  • Runway 12 threshold displaced 906 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12: Thld dsplcd 906´

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 143 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 30: Thld dsplcd 143´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1300–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0500Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·RWY 06: TORA–7217 TODA–7217 ASDA–7217 LDA–7217 RWY 12: TORA–3015 TODA–3015 ASDA–3015 LDA–2109 RWY 24: TORA–7454 TODA–7454 ASDA–7454 LDA–6418 RWY 30: TORA–3015 TODA–3015 ASDA–3015 LDA–2872
  • ·PAPI Rwy 06 and 24 on consly.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 24 does not provide obstruction clearance byd 6.5 NM from thld.
  • ·Incd bird act invof arpt Mar–Sep.
  • ·Sfc conds not mnt dly 0500–1400Z‡.
  • ·No touch and go landing Rwy 12–30.
  • ·Rwy 24 designated calm wind rwy.
  • ·PPR for all acft operations over 100,000 pounds call 775–777–7190.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –25C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 775-777-7194
  • ·ASOS 119.275 (775) 778–9639.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.6 (RENO RADIO) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·BULLION (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 115.85 BQU Chan 105(Y) N40º45.58´ W115º45.68´ 324º 4.1 NM to fld. 6466/17E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 042º–060º byd 40 NM 068º–115º byd 40 NM 088º–110º byd 32 NM 116º–126º byd 40 NM blo 26,000´ 127º–135º byd 40 NM 144º–154º byd 40 NM 187º–225º byd 40 NM 287º–295º byd 40 NM 325º–332º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 079º–100º byd 32 NM 088º–110º byd 20 NM 101º–130º byd 20 NM 111º–130º byd 32 NM LDA/DME 108.5 I–EKO Chan 22 Rwy 24.
  • ·LDA offset angle 5º 58 min.
  • ·DME unusable byd 13 NM blw 9,000´.
  • ·SALT LAKE CITY H–3C, L–9B, 11B IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · EKO

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

42 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

43

since 1982

Fatal

5

11.6% of total

Last 5 years

7

≈ 1.4/yr

Last 10 years

10

≈ 1.0/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 43,749 ops in 1992

2024 total

13,863

10-yr total

195,420

2024 mix

AC/AT 24% · GA 76% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

51.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.95

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=10

  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=42

  • Other 8
  • Loss of control 8
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 5
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Runway excursion 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-20 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · VMC · day →
2023-04-01 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · CFIT · day →
2012-09-08 Beech V35B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2025-04-14 Hy-Tek Hurricane HP · Other · VMC · day →
2024-10-20 SEIFERT DALE E Highlander · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2024-07-28 Beech C23 · Engine failure · day →
2023-06-16 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · day →
2023-05-12 AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-05-30 Bell 206 · Weather · day →
2018-02-21 Soko GALEB G 2 · Gear-up · day →
2016-11-18 Piper PA 31T · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2015-09-23 Piper PA 28 · Other · VMC · day →
2014-09-25 Cirrus SR22 - NO SERIES · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-06-30 Maule MX7-180A · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2012-07-23 Aero Commander 500 S · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2011-01-07 Maule M-4-180V · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-07-19 Bell 206 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2009-10-12 Cessna 182F · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-07-29 Scandinavian Aero Industry KZ VII · Engine failure · day →
2004-04-05 Beech V35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-02-29 Alan Wilson Tandum Air Bike · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-11-27 Piper PA-34-220T · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2001-08-21 Aero Commander 500S · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-10-16 Sikorsky CH-54A · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1999-06-19 Piper J3C-65 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1999-05-21 Cessna A185F · Other · day →
1997-07-21 de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1995-08-09 Aviat A-1 · Hard landing · day →
1995-07-29 Beech P35 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1995-07-21 Stinson L-5E · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1994-07-27 Cessna 180H · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1994-07-16 Piper PA-28-140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1994-07-05 Cessna 310J · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1994-04-11 Cessna 172P · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-05-11 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1990-01-15 Fairchild SA227-AC · Other · day →
1988-11-02 Beech 65 · Other · day →
1988-04-28 Cessna 180 · Other · day →
1986-08-09 Piper PA-38 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1986-08-02 Cessna T210L · Other · VMC · day →
1984-08-17 Cessna 210N II · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1984-07-16 Cessna 182H · Ground collision · VMC · night →

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
Anthony Lee Tisdale Fallon NV 159 nm
Arlyn E Miller Boise ID 169 nm
Joshua Slowik Boise ID 169 nm
Scott Theodore Curtis Boise ID 169 nm
Aaron Michael Hassemer Nampa ID 169 nm
Gregory Herbert Meridian ID 169 nm
Kevin Michael Nichols Riverdale UT 173 nm
James Julius Crawford West Jordan UT 173 nm
Brandon Silvey Caldwell ID 174 nm
Jeffrey David Galloway Caldwell ID 174 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
Joseph Henry Jarvis Elko NV 1 nm
Shad Aaron Hutnyak Elko NV 1 nm
Jairus James Duncan Elko NV 1 nm
Mitchell James Goicoechea Elko NV 1 nm
Curtis Douglas Smith Spring Creek NV 10 nm
Trenton James Kingston Spring Creek NV 10 nm
Quinn Edward Hilyard Spring Creek NV 10 nm
Blake Ryan Pruitt Spring Creek NV 10 nm
Frank Gene Fortmann Golconda NV 78 nm
Chris Joseph Melville West Wendover NV 78 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
Michael Joseph Martin Williams Elko NV 1 nm
Randy Alan Highland Elko NV 1 nm
Dan L Borgan Elko NV 1 nm
Dale Arthur Coleman Elko NV 1 nm
Michael Ray Deal Elko NV 1 nm
Marvin Harold Epstein Elko NV 1 nm
David Fagoaga Elko NV 1 nm
Michael Edward Burton Elko NV 1 nm
Keith Douglas Cyrus Elko NV 1 nm
Warren Cody Jueschke Elko NV 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 169 nm
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes
Fairfield, UT
 172 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 174 nm
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 193 nm
Chaparral Avionics, Inc
Carson City, NV
 206 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 213 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 274 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 275 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 276 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 281 nm

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