Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport is an airport in Emigrant Gap,

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. The airport is served by a single asphalt runway, 15/33, the dimensions of which are 3,300 × 50 feet (1,006 × 15 metres). The runway is closed and unlit from sunset to sunrise. The airport is situated at an elevation of above sea level in the

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mountain range. The airport is surrounded by trees and is closed during the winter because there are no de-icing or snow removal facilities at the airport. It began operations in May 1941 and is publicly owned.Blue Canyon - Nyack Airport
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* Airports in Placer County, California Sierra Nevada (United States) {{california-airport-stub