Elko Regional Airport

Elko Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Elko Regional Airport
nativename = J.C. Harris Field



image-width = 150
caption = FAA airport diagram
IATA = EKO
ICAO = KEKO
FAA = EKO
type = Public
owner = City of Elko
operator =
city-served = Elko, Nevada
location =
elevation-f = 5,140
elevation-m = 1,567
coordinates = coord|40|49|30|N|115|47|30|W|region:US_type:airport
website = [http://www.ci.elko.nv.us/airport/airport.htm www.ci.elko.nv.us/airport/...]
r1-number = 5/23
r1-length-f = 7,214
r1-length-m = 2,199
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 12/30
r2-length-f = 2,871
r2-length-m = 875
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 16,520
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 69
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=EKO|use=PU|own=PU|site=13048.*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Elko Regional Airport Airport codes|EKO|KEKO|EKO, formerly known as Elko Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of the central business district of Elko, a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. This airport serves much of northeastern Nevada.

The airport was named J.C. Harris Field in 1975, in honor of Jess C. Harris, a sheriff from Elko who was known as "The Flying Sheriff". [ [http://www.airmailpioneers.org/Pilots/Jess%20C%20Harris.htm Air Mail Pioneers: Jess C. Harris] ]

History

On April 6, 1926, when it was called Elko Airport, it was the terminus for the "first scheduled air mail run in the United States". Varney Air Lines was the company that flew the initial service.cite web |url=http://nevadaculture.org/docs/shpo/markers/mark_107.htm |title=Elko Airport |accessdate=2008-09-27 |work= |publisher= Nevada |date= ]

Facilities and aircraft

Elko Regional Airport covers an area of 700 acres (283 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 7,214 x 150 ft. (2,199 x 46 m) and 12/30 measuring 2,871 x 60 ft. (875 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2007, the airport had 16,520 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day: 73% general aviation, 27% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 69 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 6% jet and 7% helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

* Delta Air Lines
** Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines (Salt Lake City)
* Xtra Airways (Newark, Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh)(Charter, based at Elko)

References

External links

* [http://www.ci.elko.nv.us/airport/airport.htm Elko Regional Airport] , official site
* [http://www.elaero.com/?p=9 El Aero Services, Inc.] , the fixed base operator (FBO)
* diagram from Nevada DOT
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