North Las Vegas Airport

North Las Vegas Airport
View from an SR22 aircraft over North Las Vegas Airport, March 2013.
IATA: VGT ICAO: KVGT FAA LID: VGT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Clark County
Serves	Las Vegas, Nevada
Location	North Las Vegas, Nevada
Elevation AMSL	2,205 ft / 672 m
Coordinates	36°12′38″N 115°11′40″W / 36.21056°N 115.19444°W / 36.21056; -115.19444Coordinates: 36°12′38″N 115°11′40″W / 36.21056°N 115.19444°W / 36.21056; -115.19444
Website	www.vgt.aero
Maps
VGT Show map of Nevada VGT Show map of the US Location of airport in Nevada / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 5,005 1,525 Asphalt 12R/30L 5,001 1,524 Asphalt 12L/30R 4,203 1,281 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft operations 126,942 Based aircraft 536
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

North Las Vegas Airport (IATA: VGT, ICAO: KVGT, FAA LID: VGT) is three miles northwest of downtown Las Vegas, in North Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned by Clark County and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation.

Known locally as Northtown, it is the second busiest airport in the Las Vegas area and the third busiest in Nevada. It is the primary airport in the Las Vegas area for general aviation and scenic tours, allowing McCarran International Airport to focus on airline flights. North Las Vegas does offer limited regional airline service. Many helicopter operators including the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department use the airport.

The airport is certificated under 14 CFR Part 139.

The airport opened on December 7, 1941, as Sky Haven Airport. Given the significance of the date, only one of the three founders, Florence Murphy, remained to run the airport.

Sky Rider Motel opened in the early 1960s during an expansion project at the airport, featuring a swimming pool shaped like an airplane.

In 1968 Hughes Tool Company purchased the airport, then called North Las Vegas Air Terminal.

North Las Vegas Airport covers 920 acres (370 ha) at an elevation of 2,205 feet (672 m). It has three asphalt runways: 7/25 is 5,005 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m), 12R/30L is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m), and 12L/30R is 4,203 by 75 feet (1,281 x 23 m).