Yucca Airstrip

Yucca Airstrip

Infobox Airport
name = Yucca Airstrip
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IATA = KUCC
ICAO = UCC
FAA = NV11
type = Department of Energy
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operator = Mercury, Nevada
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location = 3,919
elevation-f = 1,195
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r1-number = 14/32
r1-length-f = 9,000
r1-length-m = 2,743
r1-surface = Grass
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Yucca Airstrip Airport codes|UCC|KUCC|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.

History

The airport was the staging area for SHOT BADGER, a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series on April 18, 1953. [ [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:l2ULqnGQbD8J:www.dtra.mil/rd/programs/nuclear_personnel/docs%255CT24281.PDF+%22Yucca+Airstrip%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=34&gl=us&client=firefox-a United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests] ]

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

References

*FAA-airport|ID=NV11|use=PR|own=PU|site=13089.62*A
* [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KUCC Great Circle Mapper: UCC/KUCC - Mercury, Nevada (Yucca Airstrip)]

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