The Town of Pahrump, Nevada, proposes to lease BLM public land and construct and operate a new public-use, general aviation airport in the southwestern quadrant of the Town covering approximately 650 acres.  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take the administrative lead on the Environmental Assessment (EA) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be a cooperating agency, although FAA and the BLM will be equally responsible for assuring compliance with all of the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The Town of Pahrump's Pahrump Valley Airport Master Plan dated July 2008 is available on the Town's website www.pahrumpnv.biz under Airport Department.

The new Pahrump Valley General Aviation Airport would predominantly serve small, general aviation aircraft of less than 12,500 pounds maximum gross takeoff weight, with wingspans of 49 feet or less.  The airport is also forecast to serve some larger corporate business turbojet aircraft over 12,500 pounds and less than 30,000 pounds maximum gross takeoff weight, with wingspans up to 78 feet.

The Airport Master plan identifies that the airport would be developed in phases through 2025.  Phase I includes the initial design and construction of the airport which is anticipated to take approximately three years.  Facilities constructed during Phase I would include:

• Runway (5,000 feet by 100 feet)
• Parallel taxiway (5,000 feet by 35 feet), entry/exit taxiways (3 at 330 feet by 35 feet) and holding aprons (2 at 150 feet by 100 feet)
• Aircraft parking apron (700 feet by 450 feet)
•  Access road to project site from Gamebird Road or Thousandaire Boulevard (road approximately 11,000 feet by 24 feet)
• Perimeter fencing (approximately 16,000 feet) with controlled access gates
• Electrical and telephone service (rights-of-way and utility lines of approximately 11,000 feet, but varies by alternative)
• Electrical, vault. airfield lighting and navigational aids including medium intensity runway edge lights, medium intensity taxiway lighting, precision approach path indicators, automated weather observing system, rotating beacon, segmented circle and lighted wind dictator
• Vehicular parking lot (60,000 square feet) and terminal area service road (2,500 feet by 24 feet)
• Hangar taxiways (2 at 600 feet by 25 feet and 1 at 350 feet by 35 feet)
• 30 hangars for plane storage
• Two 12,000 gallon fuel tanks and fuel island
• On-site water well
• On-site septic sewer system
• On-site stormwater detention basin

The Pahrump Valley Airport Master Plan states the airport will be operational following the completion of the Phase I construction projects.  After Phase I is completed, the Master Plan states additional airport develoment will occur when future aviation requirements become known and funding from airport operations becomes available.