词条 | Yucca Airstrip |
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| name = Yucca Airstrip | nativename = | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = | image-width = | caption = | IATA = UCC | ICAO = KUCC | FAA = NV11 | type = | owner = | operator = Department of Energy | city-served = | location = Nevada Test Site, Nevada, United States | elevation-f = 3,919 | coordinates = {{coord|36|56|45|N|116|02|16|W|region:US-NV_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | website = | pushpin_map = USA Nevada | pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Nevada | pushpin_label = KUCC | pushpin_label_position = right | r1-number = 01/19 | r1-length-f = 4,990 | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number = 14/32 | r2-length-f = 9,000 | r2-surface = Salt | stat-year = | stat1-header = | stat1-data = | stat2-header = | stat2-data = | footnotes = }} 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]HistoryThe airport was the staging area for Shot Badger, a test of the Upshot–Knothole Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.[3] FacilitiesYucca 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:
The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.[4] References
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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