Carson Airport
Carson Airport[1][3] (IATA: CSN, ICAO: KCXP, FAA LID: CXP) (Carson City Airport) is three miles northeast of Carson City,[1] the capital of Nevada. It is operated by the Carson City Airport Authority.[2] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a reliever airport.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Carson City Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Carson City, Nevada | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,704 ft / 1,432 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°11′32″N 119°44′04″W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://flycarsoncity.com | ||||||||||
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Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is CXP to the FAA[1] and CSN to the IATA[4] (which assigned CXP to Tunggul Wulung Airport in Java, Indonesia).[5]
Facilities
Carson Airport covers 632 acres (256 ha) at an elevation of 4,697 feet (1,432 m). Its runway (9/27) is 5,906 by 75 feet (1,800 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending June 30, 2009 the airport had 83,500 aircraft operations, average 228 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% air taxi. 223 aircraft were then based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 3% jet, <1% helicopter, 1% glider and 9% ultralight.[1] Based aircraft include several amphibians that fly to and land on nearby Lake Tahoe.
Historical airline service
In 1985, SkyWest Airlines was operating nonstop service to Las Vegas (LAS) twice a day with Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner commuter propjets.[6]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for CXP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. August 27, 2009.
- Carson City Airport, official site
- "Diagram of Carson Airport (CXP)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2014-06-14. (29.6 KB). Nevada Department of Transportation. April 2007.
- Great Circle Mapper: CSN / KCXP - Carson City, Nevada (Carson Airport)
- Great Circle Mapper: CXP / WIHL - Cilacap, Java, Indonesia (Tunggul Wulung Airport)
- http://www.departedflights.com, Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Las Vegas-Carson City flight schedules
External links
- Aerial photo as of September 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CXP, effective January 28, 2021
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CXP
- AirNav airport information for KCXP
- ASN accident history for CSN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCXP