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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2008-09-25
Airport Identifier:DRA
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:116-01-58.1110W/36-37-09.8380N
-116.032809/36.619399 (Estimated)
Elevation:3314 ft / 1010.11 m (Surveyed)
Land:100 acres
From nearest city:3 nautical miles SW of Mercury, NV
Location:Nye County, NV
Magnetic Variation:15E (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:Us Dept Energy/nevada
Address:Po Box 435 M/s 733
Mercury, NV 89023
Phone number:702-295-6489
Manager:Lawrence Draper
DEPT. OF ENERGY M/S 210.
Address:Box 98518
Las Vegas, NV 89193-8518
Phone number:702-295-4015

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Private
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:No
Control Tower:No
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Las Vegas
Region:AWP - Western-Pacific
Boundary ARTCC:ZLA - Los Angeles
Tie-in FSS:RNO - Reno
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:DRA (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

Unicom:122.800 

Airport Services

Fuel available:A
Airframe Repair:NONE
Power Plant Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 02/20

Dimension:7515 x 100 ft / 2290.6 x 30.5 m
Surface:ASPH, Good Condition
Edge Lights:Medium
MIRL RY 02/20 OTS INDEFLY.
 

Runway 02

Runway 20

Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Basic, Good ConditionBasic, Good Condition
Displaced threshold:0.00 ft2465.00 ft
VASI:2-box on left side
VASI RY 02/20 OTS INDEFLY.
Runway End Identifier:NoNo
Centerline Lights:NoNo
Obstruction:, 50:1 slope to clear
+3' BUSH 50' OUT ON RIGHT EDGE OF RWY.
100 ft pline, 3100.0 ft from runway, 28:1 slope to clear
RISING TERRAIN OUT FROM THR.

Radio Navigation Aids

ID Type Name Ch Freq Var Dist
MCYNDBMercury326.0016E0.5 nm
INSTACANIndian Springs067X 15E17.6 nm
BTYVORTACBeatty094X114.7016E36.1 nm
VGTVOTNorth Las Vegas108.2047.0 nm

Remarks

  • USED REGULARLY BY DEPT OF ENERGY F-27, F-227, DC-9, DHC-7, KINGAIR-MIL C-130, MILITARY & D.O.E. HELICOPTERS.
  • RWY 20 TERRAIN RISES THROUGHOUT APCH ZONE.
  • RWY 20 CLEAR APCH FROM DSPLCD THR XCP FOR +60' ASCENDING TERRAIN TO END OF DSPLCD AREA.

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General Info
Country United States
State NEVADA
FAA ID DRA
Latitude 36-37-09.838N
Longitude 116-01-58.111W
Elevation 3314 feet
Near City MERCURY


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