Las Vegas Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located five miles (8 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Las Vegas

Las Vegas, New Mexico

Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities both named Las Vegas, west Las Vegas and east Las Vegas , divided by the Gallinas River, retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts. The population was 14,565 at the 2000...

, a city in San Miguel County

San Miguel County, New Mexico

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*66.6% White*1.4% Black*1.7% Native American*0.8% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.9% Two or more races*25.5% Other races*76.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, New Mexico

New Mexico

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, United States

United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Las Vegas Municipal Airport covers an area of 1300 acres (526.1 ha) which contains two asphalt

Asphalt

Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...

 paved runway

Runway

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s: 2/20 measuring 5,004 x 75 ft (1,525 x 23 m) and 14/32 measuring 8,198 x 75 ft (2,499 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 11, 2006, the airport had 11,350 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 97% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 3% military

Military aviation

Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...

. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 7% multi-engine and 7% jet

Jet aircraft

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External links

• Las Vegas Municipal Airport at City of Las Vegas web site
• The First Las Vegas at SW Aviator Magazine