Empire Airport (FAA LID: 18NV (formerly 1A8)) is a public use airport located at the northwest corner of the former town of Empire, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.^[1][2] It is owned by the US Bureau of Land Management, and leased to U.S. Gypsum Company.^[1]

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Empire Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 18NV (formerly 1A8)
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	U.S. Gypsum Company
Serves	Empire, Nevada
Elevation AMSL	3,990 ft / 1,216 m
Coordinates	40°34′43″N 119°21′05″W
Map
1A8 Location of airport in Nevada
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 3,170 966 Dirt 18/36 3,770 1,149 Dirt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 150 Based aircraft 1
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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Empire Airport covers an area of 75 acres (30 ha) at an elevation of 3,990 feet (1,216 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with dirt surfaces: 7/25 is 3,170 by 48 feet (966 x 15 m) and 18/36 is 3,770 by 42 feet (1,149 x 13 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2011, the airport had 150 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month. At that time there was one single-engine aircraft based at this airport.^[1]

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