The Eureka Airport serves as a transportation link for remote Eureka County, Nev., by regularly receiving mining executives, providing refueling stops for aircraft passing through, offering support for air operations for local ranches and, perhaps most importantly, serving MedFlight and air attack crews battling local wildfires.
The reconstruction of Runway 18/36, which included a 7,300-ft-long by 60-ft-wide ribbon of asphalt and 73,500 sq ft of apron and taxiways, was put on a 21-day deadline in order to limit the impact on airport users.