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Airport
Perkins Field
Overton Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerClark County Commission
OperatorClark County Department of Aviation
ServesOverton, Nevada
Elevation AMSL1,366 ft / 416 m
Coordinates36°34′05″N 114°26′36″W / 36.56806°N 114.44333°W / 36.56806; -114.44333
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,811 1,466 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/17/2023)7,506
Based aircraft17
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Perkins Field (FAA LID: UØ8) is a public use government airport located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Overton, in Clark County, Nevada, United States. Also known as Overton Municipal Airport, it is owned by the Clark County Commission and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

History

The airport was originally built in 1947 as an emergency landing area for aircraft leaving Nellis Air Force Base. Perkins Field is named for two local men, Woodruff and Elwood Perkins, who were killed during World War I and World War II.

Facilities and aircraft

Perkins Field covers an area of 250 acres (101 ha) at an elevation of 1,366 feet (416 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,811 by 75 feet (1,466 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 17, 2023, the airport had 7,506 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day, 97% general aviation, and 2% military. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine, and 1 multi-engine.

See also

References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for U08 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
  2. "Overton - Perkins Field". Clark County Department of Aviation. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.

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