# Pahute Mesa Airstrip (L23)

**Pahute Mesa Airstrip** (FAA: L23) is a small airport in Mercury, Nevada, United States. It opened in 1941. It has one runway, 5,800 ft (1,768 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Department of Energy.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl23

## At a glance

- FAA: L23
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: United States Department of Energy
- Serves: Mercury, Nevada, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 5,068 ft / 1,545 m
- Coordinates: 37.1021, -116.3128
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,800 ft / 1,768 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahute_Mesa_Airstrip (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10844348
- Ident: KL23

## Timeline

- 1941: Pahute Mesa Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 5,800 ft / 1,768 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,800 ft / 1,768 m | =5,020 of 29,858 | =1,485 in North America | =1,166 in US |
| Elevation | 5,068 ft / 1,545 m | #1,942 of 43,403 | #1,006 in North America | #769 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | DREAMLAND APP | 118.700 |

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## 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/kl23/data