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'''Las Vegas Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|LVS|KLVS|LVS}} is a city-owned |
'''Las Vegas Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|LVS|KLVS|LVS}} is a city-owned [[airport]] five miles (8 km) northeast of [[Las Vegas, New Mexico|Las Vegas]], in [[San Miguel County, New Mexico|San Miguel County]], [[New Mexico]].<ref name=FAA /> |
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Continental Airlines stopped there until around 1952, one DC-3 a day each way between Denver and Albuquerque, but LVS may not have seen an airliner since then. |
Continental Airlines stopped there until around 1952, one DC-3 a day each way between Denver and Albuquerque, but LVS may not have seen an airliner since then. |
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== Facilities |
== Facilities== |
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The airport covers {{convert|1,300|acre|ha}} and has two [[asphalt]] [[runway]]s: 2/20 is 5,004 x 75 ft (1,525 x 23 m) and 14/32 is 8,198 x 75 ft (2,499 x 23 m).<ref name=FAA /> |
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In the year ending April 11, 2006 the airport had 11,350 aircraft operations, average 31 per day: 97% [[general aviation]] and 3% |
In the year ending April 11, 2006 the airport had 11,350 aircraft operations, average 31 per day: 97% [[general aviation]] and 3% military. 14 aircraft were then based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 7% multi-engine and 7% jet.<ref name=FAA /> |
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== In film == |
== In film == |
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35°39′15″N 105°08′33″W / 35.65417°N 105.14250°W
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Las Vegas | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Las Vegas, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,877 ft / 2,096 m | ||||||||||||||
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Las Vegas Municipal Airport (IATA: LVS, ICAO: KLVS, FAA LID: LVS) is a city-owned airport five miles (8 km) northeast of Las Vegas, in San Miguel County, New Mexico.[1]
Continental Airlines stopped there until around 1952, one DC-3 a day each way between Denver and Albuquerque, but LVS may not have seen an airliner since then.
Facilities
The airport covers 1,300 acres (530 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 5,004 x 75 ft (1,525 x 23 m) and 14/32 is 8,198 x 75 ft (2,499 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending April 11, 2006 the airport had 11,350 aircraft operations, average 31 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. 14 aircraft were then based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 7% multi-engine and 7% jet.[1]
In film
The airport appeared in the 2011 film Haywire.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LVS PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- ^ http://www.emanuellevy.com/comment/haywire-location-shooting/
External links
- Las Vegas Municipal Airport at City of Las Vegas web site
- The First Las Vegas at SW Aviator Magazine
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LVS
- AirNav airport information for KLVS
- ASN accident history for LVS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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