[5] Carson Airport covers 632 acres (256 ha) at an elevation of 4,704 feet (1,434 m).

[1] In the year ending June 30, 2022 the airport had 86,088 aircraft operations, average 236 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 1% military.

285 aircraft were then based at this airport: 199 single-engine, 36 multi-engine, 20 jet, 17 helicopter, 5 glider and 8 ultralight.

[1] Based aircraft include several amphibians that fly to and land on nearby Lake Tahoe.

In 1985, SkyWest Airlines was operating nonstop service to Las Vegas (LAS) twice a day with Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner commuter propjets.