Airports / Nevada / KXTA
Homey (Area 51) Airport
KXTAGroom Lake, NevadaELEV 4,462 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Desert Rock Airport (DRA).
Overview
Located in Groom Lake, Nevada, Homey (Area 51) Airport (KXTA) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 4,462 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KXTA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Desert Rock Airport (DRA, 38 nm), North Las Vegas Airport (VGT, 68 nm), and Nellis Air Force Base (LSV, 71 nm).
Charter pricing from KXTA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Dreamland and Paradise Ranch. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Groom Lake.
Field capability
ICAO
KXTA
IATA
—
FAA / Local
KXTA
Elevation
4,462 ft
Coordinates
37.2350° N · 115.8110° 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 4,462 ft, KXTA sits higher than 57% 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.
- 38nmDRADesert Rock AirportMercury
- 68nmVGTNorth Las Vegas AirportLas Vegas
- 71nmLSVNellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas
- 76nmLASHarry Reid International AirportLas Vegas
- 78nmTPHTonopah AirportTonopah
- 88nmMFHMesquite AirportMesquite
Location
Open the full mapKXTA · Homey (Area 51) Airport · Groom Lake, NV