North Las Vegas Airport is a public-use airport northwest of downtown Las Vegas in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

During an expansion project at the airport, Sky Rider Motel opened in the early 1960s featuring a swimming pool shaped like an airplane.

Facilities

North Las Vegas Airport covers at an elevation of . It has three asphalt runways: 7/25 is 5,005 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m), 12R/30L is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m), and 12L/30R is 4,203 by 75 feet (1,281 x 23 m). As of August, 2015, there were 536 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 4% jet, 6% helicopter and <1% ultralight.

Incidents and accidents

  • On August 30, 1978, Las Vegas Airlines Flight 44, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (N44LV), crashed in VFR conditions shortly after takeoff from runway 25. Flight 44 was a charter flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Santa Ana, California, with nine Australian tourists and a pilot on board. After liftoff following a longer-than-normal ground roll, the aircraft pitched nose up, climbed steeply to about 400&nbsp;ft above the ground, stalled, reversed course, and crashed 1,150&nbsp;ft beyond and 650&nbsp;ft to the right of the runway. All persons on board the aircraft were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was a backed out elevator down-stop bolt that limited down elevator travel and made it impossible for the pilot to prevent a pitchup and stall after takeoff.
  • On January 2, 2013, a twin-engine Piper Aerostar crashed and burst into flames at North Las Vegas Airport after a hard landing. The two occupants escaped uninjured.
  • On July 17, 2022, two single-engine aircraft – a Piper PA-46 Malibu and a Cessna 172 – collided in mid-air in the traffic pattern at the airport. Two people were onboard each aircraft, and all four died. Preliminary reports indicate that the Piper was preparing to land when it hit the 172, and ADSB data shows that the Malibu overshot its final approach course, encroaching on the path of the Cessna, which was landing on a parallel runway.

See also

  • List of airports in Nevada

References

  • North Las Vegas Airport – official website
  • from Nevada DOT