Port of EntryThe Port of Entry is a Burning Man village and home to the Black Rock City International Airport, the Black Rock Travel Agency, the Phoenix Bar & Lounge, and FlyByNite Camp. The Airport is also the jumping off point for Burning Sky (a theme camp for performance skydiving), and a launching point (Lake Lahontan Harbor) for land sailors. |
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2007August 18, 2007 Mandatory reading for pilots. Due to running out of time, you are spared Tiger Tiger's lengthy NOMAMs (NOtice MAndatory from the Airport Manager). Instead here is a brief summary. Read the Current Information listed above. Recommended procedures have changed from last year. No early arrivals. You must have your name in the computer, requested, approved, stamped, and inspected or you aren't getting in early. Theme campers with weekend approval must have their bar-code pass. And don't leave your ticket at home. No night operations. No night takeoffs, no night landings. The Airport is closed at night and the official definition is from the end of civil twilight. Landing 5 minutes before the end of civil twilight is very dangerous. It's best to land no later than 1/2 hour before sunset. The playa is in shadow from the mountains long before sunset, and depth perception is even more difficult than in full sun. The nearby hot springs (Trego, Frog, etc.) are closed to Burning Man participants. Bring your own tie downs. We have hammers and extractors and baggage wagons, but no spare rebar and no spare rope. Bring your own tie downs or park in transient so when your plane flips over it doesn't damage someone else's. Check out the Links to the left for current playa weather.
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