The Carson City Airport

THE CARSON C I TY A I RPORT at Innovation Park at TRIC. Already, within the CCA, there are many unique aviation companies, and dotting its nearby surroundings are many other businesses allied to the aviation sector. The Airport’s fixed base operator is Mountain West Aviation. It provides line services (both above and below wing). It also has helicopter Part 135 operations that include aerial tours and additional flight support services to the Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land management, Department of Transportation, EPA, (both state and federal), NV Energy and various other construction/mining operators. El Aero Services provides Part 135 charters and maintenance; Great Basin Aviation is a locally- based, Part 61 Flight School; and Carson Aviation Services, WB Aviation, Shadetree Aviation, and Weaver Aircraft provide aircraft maintenance and repair services. Sterling Air is an aircraft broker and provides transient and locally-based aircraft parking and hangars. Sport Aviation Center provides ground and flight training for light-sport and weight-shift, trike aircraft. “We’ve got some great companies that do amazing things,” Moen states. “We have a company called Cactus Airforce – they do war bird restoration and operate a living museum, where people can visit and watch restoration activities in progress, as well as view a variety of restored military aircraft and vehicles. We also have a couple of ‘through- the-fence’ operators. There’s a company called Click Bond and another one called Mustang Squeeze Tools. They both have hangar access for their aircraft that’s incidental to their primary business. It just so happens that Click Bond does do industrial aviation and marine-related fasteners, so they’re an aviation-related business. Mustang Squeeze Tools has a unique aircraft in their hangar – a beautiful B-25 that’s been totally renovated. It’s got the name of ‘Tootsie’ on it and it’s just a gorgeous airplane. It’s been used in air shows and displayed around the country.” The Nevada Department of Transportation also bases two aircraft at the state capital’s Airport. Some other neighboring businesses include PCC Structurals Inc., which specializes in air pictured Full-service, maintenance and avionics shop