There is one update to the published advisory. The playa road shifted over the winter and the runway is between the road and the tie down area.

Please DO NOT back taxi on the runway. Turning on the runway puts ridges in the surface.

There are NO taxiways. Taxi anywhere between the tie downs and the runway.

REMINDER: you must bring your own tie downs. Rope and rebar is the cheap way to do it. We have hammers to loan out for installing rebar.

Taz sent this link to a weather station in Center Camp, Black Rock City. This is not an official weather station, but just for fun.

http://206.158.7.4/brcweather/Weather_Summary_Vantage_Pro_Plus.htm

Blaze emailed the aviators-list this morning with the following:

Greetings Airport Peeps,

Sunny, calm on the playa this morning, work progressing apace on the airport infrastructure.

Glassman has been hard at work preparing the best surface possible for the runway and things are looking good. DPW rounded up a SERIOUS roller and backing it up with lots of water. Rebar and I took a high speed run down the center …..  a few bumps but pretty much good to go.

Beware: We are still putting water down regularly. Overfly the airport and call out for Black Rock UNICOM 122.9 and we will tell you if it is OK to land on the runway In case of wet surface, or if in doubt, land beside the runway (City side), towards the Gerlach end for best surface.

If you arrive before Monday you must have an Early Entry Barcode Pass and valid ticket. The office is up and (for the most part) running so it is business as usual for ticketing.

The new shade structure is up and 4,000 sq ft of COOL! The new airport logo is showing up on stickers all over town and they are HOT!

Come on out, y’all, for a real humdinger of a show!
Wheels up,
Blaze
Burning Man Airport VC

After a lot of work we’ve finally posted the Pilot Advisory for 2009. Click the Pilot Advisory tab above for detailed information about the 2009 Black Rock City airport.

Here are the airport charts for 2009

Black Rock City Airport Overview Chart

Black Rock City Airport Detail Chart

The city and the Airport are moving from the 2008 location to the 2007 location which is about a mile closer to Gerlach. That means once again, you’ll be taxiing across one of the desert trails which lies between the tie downs and the runway.