Terminal Procedures

KCXP — Carson City

CARSON CITY, NV · 7 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA CXPElevation 4,704 ft1 runwayLongest 6,101 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume SW-4Not for navigation
KCXP airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
KCXP airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

3 published instrument approaches: 3 RNAV (GPS).

All 7 KCXP charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 7 charts is roughly 44 sec of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 270BPDF
RNAV (GPS)-A chart previewRNAV (GPS)-A1APDF
RNAV (GPS)-B chart previewRNAV (GPS)-B0PDF

Obstacle departure procedures

ChartAmendment
JIMPA TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) chart previewJIMPA TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KCXP airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Oakland Center
Flight service
Reno
NOTAM facility
CXP (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
14E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
High
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1940
Airport area
632 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
San Francisco
Last FAA inspection
2024-03-13

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KCXP radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.0
Clearance delivery133.25Norcal
Approach119.2Norcal

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

6,101 × 75 ft0927N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KCXP, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
09/276,101 ft75 ftAsphalt ExcellentMedium intensity
  09 103°TPAPI (2-box) 4° · right-hand circuit
  27 283°TPAPI (2-box) 3.77°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KCXP is

Latitude, longitude39.1923040, -119.7325710
Elevation4,704 ft
From Carson City3 nm NE

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FAA remarks for KCXP

  • LCTD IN CARSON CITY; CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPALITY.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09 & 27 ON CONSLY.
  • UNUSBL BYD 2 NM FM RWY THR; BYD 3 DEGS LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN; AT NGT.
  • UNUSBL BYD 1.3 NM.
  • UAS/UAV, ULTRALIGHT, GLIDER ACT ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-6874.
  • ARPT OPS AFT HRS CTC FONE 775-443-7288.
  • RY 27 IS PREF CALM WIND RY.
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -18C.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Instrument coverage at Carson City

All three published approaches are RNAV (GPS) procedures serving a single runway end. Instrument arrival coverage is therefore concentrated on one direction of Runway 09/27, with no published approach to the opposite end. The sole 6,101 ft runway also leaves no second alignment or longer runway option within the field’s layout.

Regional chart context

Minden–Tahoe and Lake Tahoe have chart sets similar in scale to Carson City’s. Truckee–Tahoe is somewhat broader, Reno/Tahoe International substantially broader, and Silver Springs much thinner. The San Francisco Sectional adds wider VFR context, including surrounding aerodromes and visual reference detail not supplied by the airport diagram or procedure-specific instrument charts.

Airports near KCXP

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KMEVMinden-TahoeMINDEN, NV12 nm S7
KRNOReno/Tahoe IntlRENO, NV18 nm N45
KTRKTruckee-TahoeTRUCKEE, CA20 nm W10
KTVLLake TahoeSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA22 nm SW6
KSPZSilver SpringsSILVER SPRINGS, NV26 nm NE2
O43Yerington MuniYERINGTON, NV29 nm SE3
KRTSReno/SteadRENO, NV29 nm N5
O02NervinoBECKWOURTH, CA47 nm NW3

VFR charts covering KCXP

Common questions about KCXP

What charts are available for KCXP?

7 current FAA charts for Carson City, including 3 instrument approachs, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KCXP?

CTAF 123.0; Clearance delivery 133.25. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KCXP?

Carson City has 1 runway. The longest is 09/27 at 6,101 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KCXP have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KCXP has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 3 are RNAV (GPS).

Where can I download the KCXP airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Carson City is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at KCXP?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is KCXP a towered airport?

No — Carson City has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KCXP charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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