Carson City Airport
CXP · KCXP · Carson City, Nevada · Carson City County · map
Carson City Airport is a public-use airport owned by Carson City Airport Authority, 3 miles northeast of Carson City, Nevada, 4,704 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 6,101 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 437 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 86,088 takeoffs and landings a year. About 15 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KCXP · observed 2:30 pm PDT (21:30 UTC), 9 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 7,500 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 29.58 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 10:24 am PDT (17:24 UTC), good until Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCXP 112130Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM BKN075 BKN095 16/M02 A2958 RMK AO2
TAF KCXP 111724Z 1118/1218 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 FM111900 05010KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM112100 26014G23KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 FM120200 32010KT P6SM FEW080 FM120700 VRB04KT P6SM FEW080
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
2 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours:
- PC24 at 11,000 ft, 2 nm southwest, 2:23 pm PDT (21:23 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 9,000 ft to 11,000 ft, remarks: during the descent RY35L rno.
as filed, and in English
RNO UA /OV KRNO167020/TM 2123/FL110/TP PC24/TB CONT LGT OCNL MOD 110-090/RM DURD RY35L RNO
- Report
- a routine report filed through RNO
- Where
- 20 nm south (167°) of KRNO
- Time
- 21:23 UTC
- Height
- at 11,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC24
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate from 11,000 ft to 9,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent RY35L rno
- E75L at 29,000 ft, 86 nm northeast, 2:03 pm PDT (21:03 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
WMC UA /OV WMC200050/TM 2103/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through WMC
- Where
- 50 nm south (200°) of WMC
- Time
- 21:03 UTC
- Height
- at 29,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Turbulence
- continuous light occasional moderate chop zlc
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (SAC, 92 nm southwest), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 270° at 5 kt; 6,000 ft: light and variable, 5 °C; 9,000 ft: light and variable, -1 °C; 12,000 ft: 240° at 11 kt, -5 °C; 18,000 ft: 250° at 22 kt, -15 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA CXP · ICAO KCXP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Carson City Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 4,704 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,101 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, hill 55 ft high 1,739 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 133.25 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.2 | |
| Cxp and aWOS-3PT | 119.925 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 775-884-4708.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 315 |
| multi-engine | 55 |
| jets | 28 |
| helicopters | 26 |
| other | 13 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 86,088, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 7,502 |
| general aviation, travelling | 39,002 |
| general aviation, local | 38,502 |
| military | 1,082 |
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Carson City from the FAA register
958 aircraft are registered to owners in Carson City, Nevada: 658 piston singles, 116 piston twins, 68 helicopters, 56 turboprops, 32 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nevada.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Minden-Tahoe Airport (12 nm south), Reno/Tahoe International (18 nm north), Truckee-Tahoe Airport (20 nm west).
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Carson City, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Skyking Aviation Services LLC Sky King Aviation Services is an aviation services company based in Carson City, Nevada.
- Sport Aviation Center LLC Sport Aviation Center LLC is a flight school at Carson City Airport in Nevada offering pilot training for light sport aircraft (airplanes and weight-shift control trikes).
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Carson City, by their names on the register:
- Zephyrus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Carson City:
- Kingfisher Air Services Air Safari 8 aircraft on the certificate Kingfisher Air Services is a contract cargo carrier for DHL operating in the Caribbean.
Repair stations in Carson City:
- Bruce Aerospace INC Bruce Aerospace designs and manufactures custom aircraft lighting solutions, including cabin mood lighting, emergency escape path marking systems, LED exit signs, and passenger information signage.
- Chromalloy Nevada
- High Sierra Pilots, LLC Stew's Aero Services is an FAA Part 145 repair station located at Carson City Airport in Nevada.
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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 (0 nm) · (775) 217-6281 · judgef15c@gmail.com
- 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 (0 nm) · (425) 761-4729 · howard@flywithhoward.com
- Daniel Alan Britson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Reno, NV (18 nm) · (775) 771-3855 · dannybritson@gmail.com
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Reno, NV (18 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · marklibelle@aol.com
- Randy Ostman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Reno–Tahoe International Airport · Reno, NV (18 nm) · (435) 671-5949 · rostman89@hotmail.com
- Robert Michael Larkin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · RENO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Reno, NV (18 nm) · (775) 303-3255 · bob@romeosierra.com
- Zachry Glass private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atlantic Aviation · Reno, NV (18 nm) · (775) 772-4721 · zglass3217@aol.com
- David Michael Tranquilla private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Truckee, CA (20 nm) · (530) 263-3479 · mountainflyer@yahoo.com
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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 34 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Located in Carson City; consolidated municipality.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 09 and 27 on continuously.
- Unusable beyond 2 NM from runway threshold; beyond 3 degreess left and right of centerline; at night.
- Unusable beyond 1.3 NM.
- Drone (UAS)/drone (UAV), ultralight, glider act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 27 is pref calm wind runway.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -18C.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Carson City 958 aircraft · 658 piston singles, 116 piston twins, 68 helicopters
- International Air Services INC Trustee 609 aircraft in town
- Media Stew LLC 17 aircraft in town
- Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation INC 8 aircraft in town
- J P Aero Holdings INC 7 aircraft in town
- Skyking Aviation Services LLC 3 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Sport Aviation Center LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Kingfisher Air Services Air Safari 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Zephyrus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Bruce Aerospace INC · repair station
- Chromalloy Nevada · repair station
- High Sierra Pilots, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 34 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,292 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nevada 51 landing places
- Nevada 4,591 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CXP.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 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.