0L5
Goldfield Airport
VFR
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Name
Goldfield Airport
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ICAO / GPS
0L5 / NV50
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- Region
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Timezone
9:01 pm (PST)
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Municipality
Goldfield
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Coordinates
37° 43′ 21″ N 117° 14′ 10″ W
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Elevation
5’680 ft (1’731 m MSL)
About Goldfield Airport
Goldfield Airport (FAA LID: 0L5) was a county-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north of the central business district of Goldfield, the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. The airport closed in 2007.
Esmeralda county is exploring opening the airport again for public use. However, there is questions to the legality of the land owned, The county states that all the land is public land. But the bureau of land management claims that the airport cannot be reopened until all mineral rights are resolved.