Airports / Nevada / UCC
Yucca Airstrip
UCCMercury, NevadaELEV 3,919 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#14 / 28
Nevada airports by Google rating
4.4★ across 17 Google ratings — ranked against 28 rated NV fields.
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
Desert Rock Airport (DRA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Yucca Airstrip (UCC) is a general aviation field serving Mercury, Nevada. Field elevation is 3,919 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list UCC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Desert Rock Airport (DRA, 19 nm), Homey (Area 51) Airport (KXTA, 20 nm), and North Las Vegas Airport (VGT, 59 nm).
Trip costs from UCC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from UCC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NV11
IATA
UCC
FAA / Local
—
Elevation
3,919 ft
Coordinates
36.9347° N · 116.0060° 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
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NV fields
state range 1,870–6,259 ft
At 3,919 ft, UCC sits lower 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.
- 19nmDRADesert Rock AirportMercury
- 20nmKXTAHomey (Area 51) AirportGroom Lake
- 59nmVGTNorth Las Vegas AirportLas Vegas
- 63nmLSVNellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas
- 66nmLASHarry Reid International AirportLas Vegas
- 81nmBLDBoulder City Municipal AirportBoulder City
Location
Open the full mapNV11 · Yucca Airstrip · Mercury, NV
From the ramp
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