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词条 Yucca Airstrip
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  1. History

  2. Facilities

  3. References

  4. External links

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| location = Nevada Test Site, Nevada, United States
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Yucca Airstrip {{Airport codes|UCC|KUCC|NV11}} is a private-use airport located 17 miles (27 km) north of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located on the Nevada Test Site[1] and is owned by the United States Department of Energy. On the sectional chart it is depicted as an unverified airstrip.

{{IATA code for US with FAA|NV11|KUCC|UCC}}[2]

History

The airport was the staging area for Shot Badger, a test of the Upshot–Knothole Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.[3]

Facilities

Yucca Airstrip Airport covers an area of {{convert|41|acre|ha|lk=on}} and has two runways, one located on the salt flat and a shorter, more recently constructed asphalt runway just east of the salt flat:

  • Runway 01/19: 4,990 x 75 ft (1,521 x 23 m), surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 14/32: 9,000 x 200 ft (2,743 x 61 m), surface: Salt

The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.[4]

References

  • {{FAA-airport|ID=NV11|use=PR|own=PU|site=13089.62A}}
  • Great Circle Mapper: UCC/KUCC - Mercury, Nevada (Yucca Airstrip)
1. ^United States Geological Survey. Nevada Test Site. Geologic Surface Effects of Underground Nuclear Testing. Accessed on April 18, 2009.
2. ^{{GCM|KUCC}}
3. ^United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests
4. ^{{cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Zach |title=Satellite images reveal secret Nevada UAV site |publisher=Flightglobal |date=December 7, 2011 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/satellite-images-reveal-secret-nevada-uav-site-365721/ |accessdate=March 10, 2013}}

External links

{{US-airport-minor|NV11}}{{Nevada-airport-stub}}

5 : Airports in Nevada|Buildings and structures in Nye County, Nevada|Nevada Test Site|Transportation in Nye County, Nevada|Secret places in the United States

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