On 6 Dec 2005 08:54:40 -0800, "Yossarian"
wrote in . com::

Unfortunately Las Vegas is only 203 miles so it isn't far enough.

Mesquite (67L) is about the right distance*, and a nice, modern, well
lit field near a VORTAC (located between KLAS and St. George).

http://www.airnav.com/airport/67L

http://www.airnav.com/depart?http://...0512/SW4TO.PDF
TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES
MESQUITE, NV
MESQUITE
TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS: Rwy 1, 900-3, or std. with a min.
climb of 620' per NM to 2400.
DEPARTURE PROCEDU Rwy 1, climbing left turn,
Rwy 19, climbing right turn. All aircraft climb direct
MMM VORTAC. Aircraft departing MMM R-149 CW
R-220 climb on course. All others continue climb via
MMM R-196 to 6100 and reverse course to cross MMM
VORTAC at or above: R-221 CW R-270 and R-331 CW
R-060, 6100; R-271 CW R-330, 7300; R-061 CW
R-150, 8300.
24 NOV 2005 to 22 DEC 2005
24 NOV 2005 to 22 DEC 2005

* From KHHR- Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport
To 67L- Mesquite Airport:

272.6 nautical miles NE
Initial true course: 049

There won't be a full moon until the 15th:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html