Sat, Aug 02, 2003
Yikes.
A new study by the
Federal Aviation Administration says the North Las Vegas Airport
ranks among the worst when it comes to close calls on runways.
Between 1999 and 2002, the FAA says North Las Vegas (NV)
experienced 34 "incursions," or anything on a runway that can
create a collision hazard or compromises the ability to avoid a
runway collision.
Los Angeles International Airport tied with North Las Vegas for
the number of incursions. Las Vegas' McCarran International
had 13 incursions during the same period.
North Las Vegas is mainly used for general aviation and pilot
training. A spokeswoman for the airport says there have been
improvements in lighting and runway layout in recent years, and
that safety is improving at North Las Vegas. The airport
recorded about 900-thousand landings and takeoffs between 1999 and
2002.
North Las Vegas Airport opened on December 7, 1941 as Sky Haven
Airport. The airport remained under a series of private owners
until the City of North Las Vegas purchased it in 1966. In 1967,
Howard Hughes purchased the facility from the City of North Las
Vegas.
The airport remained a Howard Hughes property until Clark County
purchased it in 1987 as the general aviation reliever for McCarran
International Airport. During the past 13 years, Clark County has
spent more than $40 million to improve the airfield.
In 1999, a Memorial Park was dedicated in memory of Gus Sabo,
who was the Manager for NLVA when his Long E-Z went into the Gulf
of California, off the Baja Peninsula. This park provides a
beautiful landscaped area to picnic, in addition to being able to
park your vehicle, watch, and listen to tower operations by tuning
88.5 FM.
North Las Vegas is the second busiest airport in Nevada, logging
more than 230,000 operations annually. NLVA is now home to a new
state-of-the-art FAA Air Traffic Control Tower equipped with the
latest technology designed to enhance safety and improve operating
efficiency.
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