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What airport code is LOL?

Derby Field is a public airport nine miles southwest of Lovelock, in Pershing County, Nevada. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.



The airport code LOL belongs to the Derby Field airport, located in Lovelock, Nevada, United States. This is a small, public-use airport owned by Pershing County, situated approximately 9 miles southwest of the city of Lovelock. The code is a literal abbreviation of the city's name. Unlike major international hubs, LOL primarily serves general aviation, including private pilots, agricultural spraying aircraft, and occasional emergency services. It features two asphalt runways, the longest being about 5,500 feet, which is sufficient for small props and some light private jets. While the code "LOL" has become a source of internet humor due to its association with the digital acronym for "laughing out loud," the airport itself is a quiet, functional desert airstrip. It provides a vital link for the rural community in northern Nevada, which is otherwise isolated by vast stretches of the Great Basin Desert. There are no scheduled commercial airline services to LOL; travelers looking for "LOL" on a boarding pass would likely have to charter a private flight or be a pilot themselves to see this humorous code on their flight plan.

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