Goldfield Airport

Goldfield Airport (FAA LID: 0L5) was a county-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of the central business district of Goldfield, the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States.^[1] The airport closed in 2007.^[3]

Goldfield Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: ØL5
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Esmeralda County
Serves	Goldfield, Nevada
Elevation AMSL	5,680 ft / 1,731 m
Coordinates	37°43′21″N 117°14′11″W / 37.72250°N 117.23639°W / 37.72250; -117.23639
Map
ØL5 Location of airport in Nevada
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 3,150 960 Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 300
Sources: FAA,^[1] Nevada DOT^[2]

Esmeralda county is exploring opening the airport again for public use. However, there is questions to the legality of the land owned, The county states that all the land is public land. But the bureau of land management claims that the airport cannot be reopened until all mineral rights are resolved.^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Goldfield Airport covered an area of 145 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 5,680 feet (1,731 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a gravel surface measuring 3,150 by 37 feet (960 x 11 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2005, the airport had 300 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month: 92% local and 8% transient.^[1]

See also

• Lida Junction Airport

References

1. . FAA data republished by AirNav. August 30, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
2. (PDF). Nevada DOT. July 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2011.
3. "Goldfield Airport Problems Explored". The Mirror. May 17, 2007.
4. "Minutes from the June 15, 2021 County Commission Meeting" (PDF). Esmeralda County. County of Esmeralda. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

External links

• (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-05. from Nevada DOT
• Aerial image as of September 1999 from USGS The National Map
• Aeronautical chart from SkyVector