Yucca Airstrip (IATA: UCC, ICAO: NV11) serves Mercury, US.
Yucca Airstrip (NV11/UCC) is a private-use airport located 17 miles north of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States,. It is situated on the Nevada Test Site and is owned by the United States Department of Energy,.
The airstrip has one runway, 14/32, which measures 9,000 x 200 feet (2,743 x 61 meters),,. The surface of the runway is described as "Salt" or "Dirt",.
Historically, Yucca Airstrip was the staging area for SHOT BADGER, a test in the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE Series on April 18, 1953. It is for official business only, and Prior Permission Required (PPR) from the Department of Energy is necessary for all flights. The owner desires the airport not to be charted.
*Sources researched: airportdatabase.net, airports-worldwide.com, greatcirclemapper.net, aircalculator.com, fallingrain.com*
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Where is Yucca Airstrip located?
Yucca Airstrip is located in Mercury, US, at an elevation of 3919 ft. Its IATA code is UCC and ICAO code is NV11.