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Empire Airport Private

18NV · Empire, NV · 3,990 ft elevation · var 17E · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
18NV
Coordinates
40.5800, -119.3509
Elevation
3,990 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
17E
Sectional chart
KLAMATH FALLS
Airport use
Private
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
OAKLAND (ZOA)
Flight service (FSS)
RENO
Attendance
UNATNDD
Segmented circle
Yes
Wind indicator
yes
Activated
1987/04
Distance from city
1 W

Weather

METAR observed

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (PDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
04:53 AM11:53Z
Sunrise05:27 AM12:27Z
Sunset08:31 PM03:31Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:05 PM04:05Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:05 PM → 04:53 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:31 PM → 04:27 AM

Plan a flight from 18NV

Runway 07/25

3,170 ft · Dirt (Good)

Edge lights: Nstd.

07
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Right
25
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Left
Displaced threshold
800 ft

Runway 18/36

3,770 ft · Dirt (Good)
18
Heading
185° mag · 202° true
Traffic pattern
Right
36
Heading
005° mag · 22° true
Traffic pattern
Left

No published frequencies or nearby navaids for 18NV.

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for 18NV. VFR sectional link above.

Ownership & management

Owner
EMPIRE MINING CO., LLC
PO BOX 157, GERLACH, NV
(702) 875-1899
Manager
MICHAEL L CHRISTOPHER
PO BOX 197, GERLACH, NV
(775) 304-6067

Remarks FAA

  • VFR USE ONLY; RY 25 THR DSPLCD TO PROVIDE 20:1 APCH SLOPE.
  • RCMD ARR RWY 07 AND DEP RWY 25 FOR PLINES EOR 25.
  • THLDS & FIXED DIST POINTS MKD WITH WHITE TIRES.
  • 1 FT BERMS AROUND ALL RYS.
  • PPR; CALL FOR PRKG CONDS & AVBLTY.
  • FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
  • RWY 25 CLSD FOR LDGS AND MKD WITH A YELLOW X.
  • RWY 36 FIRST 600 FT FM THR SOFT.
  • AIRPORT OWNED BY US BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND LEASED TO EMPIRE MINING CO
  • NSTD REFLECTORS.
  • RWY 25 CLSD FOR LDG DUE TO PLINES AND RWY SLOPE.
  • RWY 25 CLSD FOR LDG - 10:1 APCH SLOPE TO DTHR DUE TO MKD 40 FT PLINES 850 FT FM THLD LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open 18NV in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator.