Elko Regional Airport J.C. Harris Field
IATA: EKO - ICAO: KEKO - FAA: EKO
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Elko
Serves		Elko, Nevada
Elevation AMSL		5,140 ft (1,566.7 m)
Coordinates		40°49′30″N, 115°47′30″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
5/23	7,214	2,199	Asphalt
12/30	2,871	875	Asphalt

Elko Regional Airport (IATA: EKO, ICAO: KEKO, FAA LID: EKO), also known as J.C. Harris Field, is a small commercial airport located one mile (2 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of Elko, a city in Elko County, Nevada, USA. The airport serves much of northeastern Nevada. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (538x825, 31 KB)FAA diagram of Elko Regional Airport This image is a work of a Federal Aviation Administration employee, taken or made during the course of an employees official duties. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... FAA may refer to: Federal Aviation Administration in the United States Fleet Air Arm in the UK Royal Navy Fuerza Aérea Argentina in Argentina This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Elko, Nevada Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...   FAA redirects here. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... km redirects here. ... A Central business district (CBD) or downtown is a commercial heart of a city. ... Elko, Nevada Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. ... Elko County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The airport was named J.C. Harris Field in 1975, in honor of Jess C. Harris, a sheriff from Elko who was known as "The Flying Sheriff".^[1]

Facilities

Elko Regional Airport covers 700 acres and has two runways: An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ...

• Runway 5/23: 7,214 x 150 ft. (2,199 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 12/30: 2,871 x 60 ft. (875 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt

Services provided by fixed base operator (FBO): Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... A Fixed Base Operator (also known as Fixed Base of Operation), or FBO, is a service center at an airport that may be a private enterprise or may be a department of the municipality that the airport serves. ...

• El Aero Services, Inc.

Airlines

• Delta Air Lines
  • Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
• Scenic Airlines (North Las Vegas, Reno/Tahoe, Ely (NV) discontinued

• Xtra Airways (Charter, based at Elko)

Delta Boeing 757-232 at Los Angeles International Airport in August 2003, showing the livery the airline instituted in 2000. ... Delta Connection is the name under which seven regional airlines operate feeding routes for mainline carrier, Delta Air Lines. ... SkyWest Airlines (IATA: OO, ICAO: SKW, and Callsign: SkyWest) is one of two airlines owned by SkyWest, Inc. ... Early Scenic Airways timetable, note the Fly over the colorful West inscription Scenic Airlines (IATA: YR, ICAO: SCE, and Callsign: ) is an American airline which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Xtra Airways (IATA: XP, ICAO: CXP, and Callsign: Ruby Mountain) is an airline based in Elko, Nevada, USA, serving about 90 cities. ...

References

• Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)

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Notes

1. ^ Air Mail Pioneers: Jess C. Harris

External links

• Elko Regional Airport Official Website
• El Aero Services, Inc. (fixed base operator)
• Nevada DOT Airport Diagram (PDF)
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KEKO
  • ASN Accident history for KEKO
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KEKO
  • FAA current EKO delay information