# North Las Vegas Airport (VGT / KVGT)

**North Las Vegas Airport** (IATA: VGT, ICAO: KVGT) is a medium airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It opened in Jan 1942. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,005 ft (1,526 m). In 2016 it handled 3 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VGT / KVGT
- FAA: VGT
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Opened: Jan 1942
- Elevation: 2,205 ft / 672 m
- Coordinates: 36.2091, -115.1940
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,005 ft / 1,526 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 2 departures, 3 arrivals
- Passengers: 3,131 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.vgt.aero/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Las_Vegas_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5807775
- Weather station: KVGT
- Ident: KVGT

## Timeline

- Jan 1942: North Las Vegas Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |
| 12R/30L | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 134° / 314° | yes |
| 12L/30R | 4,199 ft / 1,280 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 134° / 314° | yes |

- 12L/30R slopes 1.0%: threshold 30R at 2,145 ft / 654 m, threshold 12L at 2,189 ft / 667 m.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/06970AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | 519,468 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 707,036 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 210,998 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 136,327 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 100,235 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 125,850 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 105,153 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 93,688 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 77,454 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 55,939 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 41,718 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,131 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3K (2016) | #3,051 of 3,974 | #813 in North America | #587 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | =6,349 of 29,858 | =2,192 in North America | =1,786 in US |
| Elevation | 2,205 ft / 672 m | =7,971 of 43,403 | =3,697 in North America | =2,813 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | LAS VEGAS APP | 119.400 |
| APP | NELLIS APP | 118.125 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.050 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.000 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 125.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

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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))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (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/kvgt/data