Eureka Airport
05U · Eureka, Nevada · Eureka County · map
Eureka Airport is a public-use airport owned by the County of Eureka, 6 miles northwest of Eureka, Nevada, 5,958 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 7,300 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 6 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 2,304 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Eureka Airport?
Its FAA code is 05U.
Where is Eureka Airport?
It is 6 miles northwest of Eureka, Nevada, 5,958 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Eureka Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 7,300 feet long, asphalt.
Does Eureka Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Eureka Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Eureka Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 05U
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Eureka
- Elevation
- 5,958 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Las Vegas sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 7,300 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, power line 35 ft high 800 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| 05U AWOS-3P | 128.325 | |
| Battle Mountain Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.25 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 775-237-0707.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, air ambulance
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nevada · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 18 and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. Dusk to dawn; runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 18 and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 preset low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- County of Eureka
- Unlighted power lines and poles penetrate 20 - 1 approach surface.
- Unlighted power lines and poles.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -17C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 6 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 2,304, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 12 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,440 |
| general aviation, local | 642 |
| military | 210 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Eureka from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Eureka, Nevada: 5 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nevada.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Eureka 5 aircraft · 5 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,294 since 1982 · 223 in the last ten years
- Public-use airports in Nevada 51 landing places
- Nevada 4,583 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/05U.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.