Airports / Nevada / CSN
Carson Airport
KCXP / CSNCarson City, NevadaELEV 4,697 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#3 / 28
Nevada airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 45 Google ratings — ranked against 28 rated NV fields.
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Carson Airport (KCXP / CSN) is a mid-sized airport serving Carson City, Nevada. Field elevation is 4,697 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list CSN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO, 18 nm), Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF, 20 nm), and Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL, 22 nm).
Trip costs from CSN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as O04 and Carson City Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CSN to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“I used Mountain West Air for fuel and tie down.”
mark rhodes5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“The terminal office for pilots is nice, has free coffee, bathrooms, etc.”
Michael St. Denis4★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Carson Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KCXP
IATA
CSN
FAA / Local
CXP
Elevation
4,697 ft
Coordinates
39.1943° N · 119.7343° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NV fields
state range 1,870–6,259 ft
At 4,697 ft, CSN sits higher than 63% of the 30 Nevada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmRNOReno Tahoe International AirportReno
- 20nmTKFTruckee Tahoe AirportTruckee
- 22nmTVLLake Tahoe AirportSouth Lake Tahoe
- 50nmNFLFallon Naval Air StationFallon
- 75nmLOLDerby FieldLovelock
- 79nmBABBeale Air Force BaseBeale Air Force Base
Location
Open the full mapKCXP · Carson Airport · Carson City, NV
From the ramp
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