88NV
Black Rock City Airport
Black Rock City Airport (88NV) is a general-aviation airfield serving Gerlach, Nevada. The field lies at 3,912 ft (1,192 m) above sea level and has two parallel runways, the longest 6,022 ft (1,836 m), dirt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Empire Airport (1A8), 12 nm SSW.
Black Rock City Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 3,912 ft (1,192 m)
- Coordinates
- 40.7573, -119.2129
- Serving
- Gerlach
- Region
- Nevada
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Runways5 · longest 6,022 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 5L points 50° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5L/23R | 6,022 ft1,836 m | 75 ft | Dirt | Lit |
| 5R/23L | 6,015 ft1,833 m | 75 ft | Dirt | Lit |
| H1 | 50 ft15 m | 50 ft | Dirt | — |
| H2 | 50 ft15 m | 50 ft | Dirt | — |
| H3 | 50 ft15 m | 50 ft | Dirt | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.