Derby Field
Derby Field | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Pershing County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Lovelock, Nevada | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,907 ft / 1,191 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°03′59″N 118°33′54″W / 40.06639°N 118.56500°W | ||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||
  LOL | |||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Statistics (2023) | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Derby Field (IATA: LOL[2], ICAO: KLOL, FAA LID: LOL) is a public airport nine miles southwest of Lovelock, in Pershing County, Nevada.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Facilities[edit]
Derby Field covers 550 acres (223 ha) at an elevation of 3,907 feet (1,191 m). It has two runways: 2/20 is 5,529 by 75 feet (1,685 x 23 m) and 8/26 is 4,931 by 75 feet (1,503 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending July 17, 2023, the airport had 2,765 aircraft operations, average 53 per week: 73% general aviation, and 27% military. Two aircraft were then based at the airport, both single-engine.[1]
In popular culture[edit]
Derby Field has had many references in popular culture, mostly due to its IATA code, LOL, being the same as the common internet acronym.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LOL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (LOL: Lovelock / Derby Field)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). [National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ admin (2011-08-19). "60+ Funny and Rude Airport Codes and Flights". Aviation Humor. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
External links[edit]
- Derby Field at Pershing County website
- "Diagram of Derby Field (LOL)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-14. from Nevada DOT
- Aerial image as of June 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LOL, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LOL
- AirNav airport information for KLOL
- ASN accident history for LOL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
 | This Nevada airport-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |