Las Vegas Municipal Airport
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Las Vegas Municipal Airport | |||
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IATA: LVS – ICAO: KLVS – FAA: LVS | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | City of Las Vegas | ||
Serves | Las Vegas, New Mexico | ||
Elevation AMSL | 6,877 ft / 2,096 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
2/20 | 5,004 | 1,525 | Asphalt |
14/32 | 8,198 | 2,499 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2006) | |||
Aircraft operations | 11,350 | ||
Based aircraft | 14 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Las Vegas Municipal Airport (IATA: LVS, ICAO: KLVS, FAA LID: LVS) is a city-owned public-use airport located five miles (8 km) northeast of the central business district of Las Vegas, a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States.[1]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Las Vegas Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres (526 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 2/20 measuring 5,004 x 75 ft. (1,525 x 23 m) and 14/32 measuring 8,198 x 75 ft. (2,499 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 11, 2006, the airport had 11,350 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 7% multi-engine and 7% jet.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Las Vegas Municipal Airport at City of Las Vegas web site
- The First Las Vegas at SW Aviator Magazine
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLVS
- ASN accident history for LVS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLVS