# Empire Airport (18NV)

**Empire Airport** (FAA: 18NV) is a small airport in Empire, Nevada, United States. It opened in Apr 1987. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,770 ft (1,149 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/1a8

## At a glance

- FAA: 18NV
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Empire, Nevada, United States
- Opened: Apr 1987
- Elevation: 3,990 ft / 1,216 m
- Coordinates: 40.5800, -119.3509
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,770 ft / 1,149 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Airport_(Nevada) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5374031
- Ident: 1A8

## Timeline

- Apr 1987: Empire Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,770 ft / 1,149 m | 42 ft / 13 m | Dirt | 202° / 022° |  |
| 07/25 | 3,170 ft / 966 m | 48 ft / 15 m | Dirt |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,770 ft / 1,149 m | =11,414 of 29,858 | =4,534 in North America | =3,781 in US |
| Elevation | 3,990 ft / 1,216 m | =3,534 of 43,403 | =1,886 in North America | #1,494 in US |
| Age | Opened 1987 | =9,153 of 15,079 | =6,972 in North America | =6,861 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [88NV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/88nv.md) Black Rock City Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [20NV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7247.md) Iveson Ranch Airport · 25 mi / 41 km
- [US-7248](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7248.md) Iveson Ranch West Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [US-6619](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6619.md) Smoke Creek Airport · 32 mi / 52 km
- [US-4079](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4079.md) Barrel Springs Airport · 36 mi / 57 km
- [NV41](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nv41.md) Sulphur Airport · 38 mi / 61 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/1a8/data