Empire Airport (FAA LID: 18NV (formerly 1A8)) is a public use airport located at the northwest corner of the former town of Empire, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

[1][2] It is owned by the US Bureau of Land Management, and leased to U.S. Gypsum Company.

[1] Empire Airport covers an area of 75 acres (30 ha) at an elevation of 3,990 feet (1,216 m) above mean sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2011, the airport had 150 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month.

At that time there was one single-engine aircraft based at this airport.