Owyhee Airport

Owyhee Airport
Owyhee Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 10U
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
Serves Owyhee, Nevada
Elevation AMSL 5,374 ft / 1,638 m
Coordinates 41°57′12″N 116°11′15″W / 41.95333°N 116.1875°W / 41.95333; -116.1875
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 6,700 2,042 Asphalt/Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 50
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Owyhee Airport (FAA LID: 10U) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) west of the central business district of Owyhee, in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It is owned by the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes[1] and is located within the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.

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History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Force about 1942, and was known as Owyhee Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).[2][3]

Facilities and aircraft

Owyhee Airport covers an area of 167 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 5,374 feet (1,638 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt and gravel surface measuring 6,700 by 60 feet (2,042 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2009, the airport had 50 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 4 per month.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for 10U (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ^  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
  3. ^ Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.

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