Yucca Airstrip (IATA: UCC) is a private-use airport located 17 miles (27 km) north of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located on the Nevada Test Site^[1] and is owned by the United States Department of Energy. On the sectional chart it is depicted as an unverified airstrip.

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Yucca Airstrip
IATA: UCC ICAO: none
Summary
Operator	Department of Energy
Location	Nevada Test Site, Nevada, United States
Elevation AMSL	3,919 ft / 1,195 m
Coordinates	36°56′45″N 116°02′16″W
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UCC Location of the airport in Nevada
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 4,990 1,521 Asphalt 14/32 9,000 2,743 Salt

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The airport was the staging area for Shot Badger, a test of the Upshot–Knothole Series of nuclear test shots on April 18, 1953.^[2]

Yucca Airstrip Airport covers an area of 41 acres (17 ha) and has two runways, one located on the salt flat and a shorter, more recently constructed asphalt runway just east of the salt flat:

• Runway 01/19: 4,990 x 75 ft (1,521 x 23 m), surface: asphalt
• Runway 14/32: 9,000 x 200 ft (2,743 x 61 m), surface: salt

The asphalt runway was constructed in 2002 as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility.^[3]