Runway

A single runway is available for use at Carson City Airport: Runway 9-27. Runway 9-27, at an elevation of 4,704 feet above mean sea level (MSL), is 6,100 feet long, 75 feet wide, and oriented in a east-west direction. The runway is constructed of asphalt.

Taxiways

Taxiway A is the full-length (currently partial due to construction) parallel taxiway providing access to both ends of Runway 9-27. Taxiway A is 35 feet wide and located 175 feet south of the Runway 9-27 centerline. Six entrance/exit taxiways connect Taxiway A and Runway 9-27. Taxiway A and the entrance/exit taxiways are constructed of asphalt.

Taxiway B is a north-south oriented taxiway extending between Runway 9- 27 and a series of hangars to the north. Taxiway C, oriented in a northwest-southeast direction, extends between the Runway 9 threshold and Taxiway B.

Taxiway C provides access for a series of through-the-fence operators located in the Carson City Industrial Airpark. Taxiway B is 35 feet wide while Taxiway C is 50 feet wide. Both taxiways are constructed of asphalt.

Aircraft Parking Apron

There are two primary aircraft parking aprons at Carson City Airport. The main apron area is located south of Runway 9-27. This apron is constructed of asphalt and encompasses approximately 65,200 square yards. Approximately 142 marked tiedown positions are located on this apron.

A second apron area is located northwest of the Runway 9 threshold. This apron is constructed of asphalt and encompasses approximately 44,000 square yards. There are approximately 48 marked aircraft tiedown positions on this apron.

Airfield Lighting

Airfield lighting systems extend an airport's usefulness into periods of darkness and/or poor visibility. A variety of lighting systems are installed at the airport for this purpose. These lighting systems, categorized by function, are summarized below.

Identification Lighting: The location of an airport at night is universally indicated by a rotating beacon. A rotating beacon projects two beams of light, one white and one green, 180 degrees apart. The rotating beacon at the airport is located on top of a steel tower on the south side of the airport next to the airport terminal building. The rotating beacon was installed in 1968.

Runway and Taxiway Lighting: Runway and taxiway lighting utilizes light fixtures placed near the pavement edge to define the lateral limits of the pavement. This lighting is essential for safe operations at night and during times of low visibility to ensure safe and efficient access to and from the runway and aircraft parking areas. Runway 9-27 is equipped with medium intensity runway lighting (MIRL). The taxiways are not presently equipped with pavement edge lighting. Taxiway A and the runway entrance/exit taxiways are equipped with reflectors.

Threshold lighting identifies each runway end. Threshold lights have a special lens which is red on one-half of the lens and green on the other half of the lens. These lights are located at the runway end. The red portion of the light is visible from the runway to aid pilots in determining the runway end when departing. The green portion of the light is visible to pilots on approach to quickly identify the runway end for landing.

Visual Approach Lighting: A visual approach slope indicator (VASI) is installed at the Runway 27 end. A pulsating light approach slope indicator (PLASI) is installed at the Runway 9 end. The VASI and PLASI are identical in their purpose of providing visual approach slope guidance but vary in their configuration. Each lighting aid, however, consists of a system of lights, located at various distances from the runway threshold, which when interpreted by the pilot give him or her an indication of being above, below, or on the designed descent path to the runway. The VASI was installed in 1985. The PLASI was installed in 1987.

Automated Surface Observation System

Carson City Airport is equipped with an Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS). The AWOS-3 provides automated aviation weather observations 24 hours a day. The system updates weather observations every minute, continuously reporting significant weather changes as they occur. The AWOS system reports cloud ceiling, cloud type, sky condition, visibility, temperature, dew point, wind direction and speed, wind gust, variable wind direction, altimeter setting (barometric pressure), and density altitude (airfield elevation corrected for temperature). The recording and monitoring equipment for the AWOS is located north of Runway 9-27 at approximately the midpoint of the runway.

Operated by the Carson City Airport Authority

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