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.

Carson Airport

Carson City Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCarson City Airport Authority
ServesCarson City, Nevada
Elevation AMSL4,704 ft / 1,432 m
Coordinates39°11′32″N 119°44′04″W
Websitehttp://flycarsoncity.com
Map
CXP
Location of airport in Nevada / United States
CXP
CXP (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 6,100 1,800 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations83,500
Based aircraft223
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

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
Grumman Goose amphibian at Carson Airport

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]

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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for CXP (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. August 27, 2009.
  2. Carson City Airport, official site
  3. "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.
  4. Great Circle Mapper: CSN / KCXP - Carson City, Nevada (Carson Airport)
  5. Great Circle Mapper: CXP / WIHL - Cilacap, Java, Indonesia (Tunggul Wulung Airport)
  6. http://www.departedflights.com, Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Las Vegas-Carson City flight schedules
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