Derby Field

Airport in Nevada
LOL is located in Nevada
LOL
LOL
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 5,529 1,685 Asphalt
8/26 4,931 1,503 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/17/2023)2,765
Based aircraft2
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Derby Field (IATA: LOL[2], ICAO: KLOL, FAA LID: LOL) is a public airport nine miles southwest of Lovelock, in Pershing County, Nevada.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities

Derby Field covers 550 acres (223 ha) at an elevation of 3,907 feet (1,191 m). It has two runways: 2/20 is 5,529 by 75 feet (1,685 x 23 m) and 8/26 is 4,931 by 75 feet (1,503 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending July 17, 2023, the airport had 2,765 aircraft operations, average 53 per week: 73% general aviation, and 27% military. Two aircraft were then based at the airport, both single-engine.[1]

In popular culture

Derby Field has had many references in popular culture, mostly due to its IATA code, LOL, being the same as the common internet acronym.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LOL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (LOL: Lovelock / Derby Field)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). [National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  4. ^ admin (2011-08-19). "60+ Funny and Rude Airport Codes and Flights". Aviation Humor. Retrieved 2023-01-07.

External links

  • Derby Field at Pershing County website
  • "Diagram of Derby Field (LOL)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-14. from Nevada DOT
  • Aerial image as of June 1994 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for LOL, effective May 16, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for LOL
    • AirNav airport information for KLOL
    • ASN accident history for LOL
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Derby Field.


  • v
  • t
  • e