Yucca Airstrip
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| Yucca Airstrip | |||
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| IATA: KUCC - ICAO: UCC - FAA: NV11 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Operator | Department of Energy | ||
| Serves | Mercury, Nevada | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,919 ft (1,195 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 9,000 | 2,743 | Grass |
Yucca Airstrip (IATA: UCC, ICAO: KUCC, FAA LID: NV11) is a private-use airport located 17 miles (27 km) north of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located on the Nevada Test Site and is owned by the United States Department of Energy.
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[edit] History
The airport was the staging area for SHOT BADGER, a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series on April 18, 1953.[1]
[edit] Facilities
Yucca Airstrip Airport covers an area of 41 acres (17 ha) and has one runway:
- Runway 14/32: 9,000 x 200 ft. (2,743 x 61 m), Surface: Grass
[edit] References
- FAA Airport Master Record for NV11 (Form 5010 PDF)
- Great Circle Mapper: UCC/KUCC - Mercury, Nevada (Yucca Airstrip)
[edit] External links
- Yucca Airstrip at WikiMapia
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for NV11
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for NV11
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