Dayton Valley Airpark
A34 · Dayton/Carson City, Nevada · Lyon County · map
Dayton Valley Airpark is a public-use airport owned by Airpark Estates Homeowners Assn., 2 miles east of Dayton/Carson City, Nevada, 4,414 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,343 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Dayton Valley Airpark?
Its FAA code is A34.
Where is Dayton Valley Airpark?
It is 2 miles east of Dayton/Carson City, Nevada, 4,414 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Dayton Valley Airpark?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 5,343 feet long, asphalt.
Does Dayton Valley Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Dayton Valley Airpark?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Taku Harbor, Dayton Valley Airpark. Every route
Are there flight schools at Dayton Valley Airpark?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Zephyrus Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Dayton Valley Airpark?
9 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 Dayton Valley Airpark…
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 A34
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Airpark Estates Homeowners Assn.
- Elevation
- 4,414 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1988
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,343 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 07: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 991 ft, tower 193 ft high 3,470 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Carson City Airport (9 nm west), Minden-Tahoe Airport (17 nm southwest), Reno/Tahoe International (19 nm northwest), Truckee-Tahoe Airport (28 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Carson City Airport (9 nm west), Minden-Tahoe Airport (17 nm southwest), Silver Springs Airport (17 nm northeast), Reno/Tahoe International (19 nm northwest).
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
- Noise abatement: small aircraft 0.75 NM south 5414 feet MSL/1000 feet above ground level; jets and large aircraft 1.75 NM south 6414 feet MSL/2000 feet above ground level; extd takeoff beyond schools and residential areas.
- 7 tie downs available east end of airport for aircraft on eastern most txl with overnight fee on a temporary basis.
- Concrete sign base 415 feet beyond runway 25 end create CLOSE-IN HARD-STOP haz; lies WI rofa and should be removed.
- 198 feet unlighted tower 3220 feet from runway end 445 feet R of centerline.
- Approach slope 23:1 to displaced threshold.
- Ficon and prior permission required - amgr.
- Prior permission required ovr 12500 pounds, banner towing, skydiving, drone (UAV)/drone (UAS), pwr prcht and glider operations - amgr.
- Wild horses, migratory birds, and waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 7 departures from A34 in those twelve months, carrying 20 passengers in 40 seats (50% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Valley Airpark → Taku Harbor A34–A43 | 6 | 17 | Island Air Service |
| Dayton Valley Airpark → Dayton Valley Airpark A34–A34 | 1 | 3 | Island Air Service |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Dayton/Carson City from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Dayton/Carson City, NV as the owner's town.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Zephyrus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Carson City, 10 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 10 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.
- Anthony Lee Tisdale private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Carson City Airport · Carson City, NV (9 nm) · (775) 217-6281 · [email protected]
- Howard William Wolvington private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · High Sierra Flying Club · Carson City, NV (9 nm) · (425) 761-4729 · [email protected]
- James Duvall III private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Silver Springs, NV (17 nm) · (530) 852-2651 · [email protected]
- Daniel Alan Britson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Reno, NV (19 nm) · (775) 771-3855 · [email protected]
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Reno, NV (19 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · [email protected]
- Randy Ostman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Reno–Tahoe International Airport · Reno, NV (19 nm) · (435) 671-5949 · [email protected]
- Robert Michael Larkin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · RENO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Reno, NV (19 nm) · (775) 303-3255 · [email protected]
- Zachry Glass private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atlantic Aviation · Reno, NV (19 nm) · (775) 772-4721 · [email protected]
All 23 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,292 since 1982 · 221 in the last ten years
- Zephyrus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Taku Harbor (A43) 6 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Dayton Valley Airpark (A34) 1 flights in twelve months · Island Air Service
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nevada 51 landing places
- Nevada 4,587 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/A34.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 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.