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词条 Jackass Aeropark
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  1. History

  2. Facilities and aircraft

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox airport
| name = Jackass Aeropark
| image =
| FAA = U75
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator =
| city-served =
| location = Amargosa Valley, Nevada
| elevation-f = 2,640
| elevation-m = 804.7
| coordinates = {{coord|36|38|04|N|116|24|48|W|region:US-NV_type:airport}}
| website =
| r1-number = 14/32
| r1-length-f = 6,200
| r1-length-m = 1,890
| r1-surface = Dirt
| footnotes = Sources: FAA[1] and Nevada DOT[2]
}}Jackass Aeropark {{airport codes|||U75}} was a public-use airport located in Amargosa Valley, Nevada.[1][2] It was named after Jackass Flats, Nevada, where wild jackasses once gathered to graze on the Nevada Test Site.[3][4]

History

The airfield was opened in 1949 as Lathrop Wells Airport {{airport codes|LTH}} with an unpaved {{convert|4700|ft|0|sing=on}} runway. In 1957 the runway was {{convert|5000|ft|0}} and by 1959 the airport was closed. It reopened in 1964 as Jackass Aeropark with an unpaved {{convert|6200|ft|0|sing=on}} runway built to the west of the former airstrip.[5] The airport was owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.[3] It was deactivated by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 18, 2004.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Jackass Aeropark resided an elevation of {{convert|2640|ft|0|abbr=on}} above mean sea level. It contained one runway designated 14/32 with a dirt surface measuring {{convert|6200|by|100|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The airport had an average of 50 aircraft operations per month: 83% transient general aviation, 17% local general aviation and <1% military aviation.[1] A 2003 Nevada DOT airport diagram showed a {{convert|2200|x|50|ft|0|sing=on}} taxiway and a {{convert|250|x|250|ft|0|sing=on}} apron with a hangar and 8 covered tie-downs.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/U75 | title = Jackass Aeropark (U75) | publisher = FAA data republished by AirNav | date = June 10, 2004 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040622131946/http://www.airnav.com/airport/U75 | archivedate = June 22, 2004}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/aviation/diagrams/pdf/02jackas.pdf |title=Airport diagram for Jackass Aeropark (U75) |format=PDF 22.1 KB |publisher=Nevada DOT |date=January 2003 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181527/http://www.nevadadot.com/traveler/aviation/diagrams/pdf/02jackas.pdf |archivedate=September 30, 2007 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
3. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2004/07/14/news/airport.html | title = Amargosa airport upgrade approved | work = Pahrump Valley Times | date = July 14, 2004 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202702/http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2004/07/14/news/airport.html | archivedate = September 27, 2007}}
4. ^{{cite news | url = http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2004/07/23/news/airport.html | title = Jackass airport loses momentum | work = Pahrump Valley Times | date = July 23, 2004 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202800/http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2004/07/23/news/airport.html | archivedate = September 27, 2007}}
5. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NV/Airfields_NV_S.htm#jackass | title = Lathrop Wells Airport / Jackass Aeropark (U75), Amargosa Valley, NV | publisher = Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields | date = December 25, 2008}}

External links

  • Aerial photo as of 1 June 1998 from USGS The National Map
  • Aeronautical chart showing area of former airport from SkyVector
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5 : Defunct airports in Nevada|Buildings and structures in Nye County, Nevada|Transportation in Nye County, Nevada|1949 establishments in Nevada|2004 disestablishments in Nevada

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