Ely Airport

For the airport in Ely, Minnesota, see Ely Municipal Airport.
Ely Airport
Yelland Field

Ely Jet Center
IATA: ELY – ICAO: KELY – FAA LID: ELY
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner White Pine County
Serves Ely, Nevada
Elevation AMSL 6,259 ft / 1,908 m
Coordinates 39°17′59″N 114°50′31″W / 39.29972°N 114.84194°WCoordinates: 39°17′59″N 114°50′31″W / 39.29972°N 114.84194°W
Website www.ElyAirport.com
Map
ELY

Location in Nevada

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,018 1,834 Asphalt
12/30 4,825 1,471 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 4,997
Based aircraft 19

Ely Airport (IATA: ELY, ICAO: KELY, FAA LID: ELY) (Yelland Field) is a county-owned airport three miles northeast of Ely, in White Pine County, Nevada.[1]

The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 239 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 216 in 2009 and 245 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation airport.

History

On November 12, 2006 Air Midwest (operating as US Airways Express) started flights to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada via Cedar City Regional Airport in Cedar City, Utah, The stop in Cedar City was due to the fact that McCarran Airport requires Transportation Security Administration screening not available at Ely Airport.[4] Previously Scenic Airlines scheduled flights to North Las Vegas Airport and Elko Regional Airport.

United Airlines started Convair 340 flights in 1955. United later flew Boeing 737-200s into Ely from November 1977 until 1982, flying San Francisco - Reno - Elko - Ely - Salt Lake City. Ely is the smallest destination, population-wise, ever to be served year round with United mainline jets. United's last piston powered flights, Douglas DC-6s, stopped at Ely until 1970. United's service to Ely was then operated with Convair 580s flown by Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) in a subcontract arrangement. Boeing 737-200 service then followed until United ended flights to Ely.

Facilities

Ely Airport covers 4,999 acres (2,023 ha) at an elevation of 6,259 feet (1,908 m). It has two asphalt runways: 18/36 is 6,018 by 150 feet (1,834 x 46 m) and 12/30 is 4,825 by 60 feet (1,471 x 18 m).[1]

In the year ending July 31, 2011 the airport had 4,997 aircraft operations, average 13 per day: 54% air taxi, 32% general aviation, 11% airline and 3% military. 19 aircraft were then based here: 42% single-engine, 32% glider, and 26% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for ELY (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ Mesa Air to provide Las Vegas flights (Sep. 22, 2006)

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1995-361) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2006-4-9: selecting Scenic Airlines, Inc., to continue to provide subsidized essential air service at Ely, Nevada, consisting of six nonstop round trips a week to Elko and six nonstop round trips a week to North Las Vegas Airport, for a new two-year term, through February 29, 2008.
    • Order 2006-8-29: selecting Mesa Air Group Inc. d/b/a Air Midwest to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Merced and Visalia, California, and Ely, Nevada, for two years, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service. Merced and Visalia will receive 23 weekly round trips to Las Vegas, operated on a Las Vegas - Merced - Visalia - Las Vegas or Las Vegas - Visalia - Merced - Las Vegas routing at an annual subsidy rate of $1,599,207. Ely will receive 6 nonstop round trips each week to Salt Lake City at an annual subsidy rate of $647,709. Air Midwest will operate as America West Express/US Airways Express and serve each community with 19-passenger Beech 1900-Ds.
    • Order 2008-6-26: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Merced and Visalia, California, and Ely, Nevada, for the two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates full EAS pursuant to this Order, at an annual subsidy of $4,900,401 with 19-seat Beech 1900Ds.
    • Order 2010-9-13: re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) with 19-passenger Beechcraft B-1900Ds at Merced and Visalia, California, and Ely, Nevada, from October 1, 2010, through September 31, 2012. The annual subsidy rates will be $1,961,174, $1,746,507, and $1,752,067 for Merced, Visalia and Ely, respectively, for a total of $5,459,748.

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