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Elko Airport
Airport Directory » United States » Elko » Elko AirportAirport information for Elko AirportCountry: United StatesLocation: Elko Coordinates: 40.50.00N / 115.48.00W IATA Code: EKO Timezone: GMT -8 Direct flights form Elko Airport Direct flights to Elko Airport Find connecting flights to Elko Airport Find connecting flights from Elko Airport |
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Elko Regional Airport (IATA: EKO, ICAO: KEKO, FAA LID: EKO), once known as Elko Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport turn up 1 land mile (1.6 kilometre) due west of the central downtown of Elko, a town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. This airport assists much of northeastern Nevada.
The airport was named J.C. Harris Field in 1975, in honour of Jess C. Harris, a sheriff from Elko who was known as "The Flying Sheriff".
History
On April 6, 1926, when it was named Elko Airport, it was the depot for the 1st scheduled air get off run in the United States. Varney Air Lines was the corporation that winged the initial service.
Facilities and aircraft
Elko Regional Airport covers an area of 700 acres (283 ha) which incorporates 2 asphalt paved landing track: 5/23 measure out 7,214 x 150 foot (2,199 x 46 m) and 12/30 measure out 2,871 x 60 foot (875 x 18 m).
For the 12-month time period finish August 31, 2007, the airport had 16,520 aircraft functioning, an mean of 45 per solar day: 73% civil aviation, 27% air cab and <1% armed forces. At that clip there were 69 aircraft ground at this airport: 77% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 6% jet plane and 7% eggbeater.
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