Ely Airport


Ely Airport is a county-owned airport three miles northeast of Ely, in White Pine County, Nevada.
The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 239 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 216 in 2009 and 245 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation airport.

History

Ely's first airline flights were United Airlines Convair 340s in 1955. United's Ely flights were its last piston flights, in 1970. United then used Convair 580s flown by Frontier Airlines via a subcontract arrangement. United Boeing 737-200s took over from November 1977 until 1982, flying San Francisco - Reno - Elko - Ely - Salt Lake City and back. Ely is the smallest destination ever to be served year round by United jets.
On November 12, 2006 Air Midwest Beechcraft 1900Ds began flights to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas via Cedar City Regional Airport in Cedar City; the stop in Cedar City was due to the fact that McCarran Airport requires Transportation Security Administration screening not available at Ely. Previously, Scenic Airlines scheduled flights to North Las Vegas Airport and Elko Regional Airport. Great Lakes Aviation later served Ely with Beechcraft 1900Ds as well.

Facilities

Ely Airport covers 4,999 acres at an elevation of 6,259 feet. It has two asphalt runways: 18/36 is 6,018 by 150 feet and 12/30 is 4,825 by 60 feet.
In the year ending July 31, 2011 the airport had 4,997 aircraft operations, average 13 per day: 54% air taxi, 32% general aviation, 11% airline and 3% military. 19 aircraft were then based here: 42% single-engine, 32% glider, and 26% ultralight.