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KINS · Creech Air Force Base

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KINS FAA INS Elev 3,133 ft Lat 36° 35.23' N Lon 115° 40.38' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 92.3° 9,002 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.33%
26 272.3° 9,002 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.33%
13 144.9° 5,476 ft 100 ft ASP No 0.08%
31 324.9° 5,476 ft 100 ft ASP No 0.08%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 121.125
  • GND GND 118.300
  • TWR TWR 118.300
  • MISC NELLIS CON 119.350
  • PMSV NELLIS METRO 132.390
  • PTD PTD 139.300

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 21 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·NEVADA 387 COALDALE N38º00.20´ W117º46.23´ NOTAM FILE RNO.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 117.7 OAL Chan 124 067º 32.6 NM to Tonopah. 4800/17E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 058º–075º byd 29 NM 146º–191º byd 30 NM blo16,500´ 225º–242º byd 37 NM blo 16,600´ 258º–268º byd 37 NM blo 12,000´ 306º–020º byd 24 NM VOR unusable: 010º–048º byd 40 NM 049º–059º byd 40 NM blo 27,000´ 058º–075º byd 29 NM blo 16,000´ 060º–072º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 073º–123º byd 40 NM 124º–134º byd 40 NM blo 11,000´ 124º–134º byd 58 NM 135º–190º byd 40 NM 191º–201º byd 40 NM blo 17,500´ 191º–201º byd 77 NM 202º–210º byd 40 NM 211º–221º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 222º–240º byd 40 NM 241º–255º byd 40 NM blo 12,500´ 241º–255º byd 49 NM blo 15,300´ 241º–255º byd 71 NM blo 19,000´ 256º–294º byd 40 NM 295º–305º byd 40 NM blo 16,000´ 295º–305º byd 58 NM 306º–020º byd 24 NM DME unusable: 058º–075º byd 29 NM 146º–191º byd 30NM blo 16,500´ 225º–242º byd 37 NM blo 16,600´ 258º–268º byd 37 NM blo 12,000´ 306º–020º byd 24 NM RCO 122.1R 117.7T (RENO RADIO) CREECH AFB (INS)(KINS) AF 1 N UTC–8(–7DT) N36º35.18´ W115º40.64´
  • ·CLASS D svc 0630Z‡ Mon–1615Z‡ Sat, clsd wkend and hol; other times CLASS G.
  • ·CRESCENT VALLEY (U74) 1 E UTC–8(–7DT) N40º24.96´ W116º33.81´ 4791 NOTAM FILE RNO RWY 05–23: 5424X60 (DIRT) 0.8% up SW RWY 05: Road.
  • ·RWY 14–32: 4650X75 (DIRT) 0.6% up NW RWY 14: Tree.
  • ·Cattle on and invof rwys.
  • ·Rwy 05–23–first 1600 ft of rwy rough sfc.
  • ·Uncontrolled vehicle aces all rwys.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 –2 ft earth ridges alg rwy edges and 3 ft berm alg both sides of rwy.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 –1 ft drainage ditch both sides of rwy and 2 ft earth ridges alg rwy edges.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 east 3000 ft of Rwy 23 soft with lateral rivulet/ditches 6–10 inches deep.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 weeds cvr over 1/2 the rwy sfc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (775) 237-5372
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·CURRANT RANCH (9U7) 1 SW UTC–8(–7DT) N38º44.16´ W115º28.82´ 5181 NOTAM FILE RNO RWY 03–21: 5100X80 (TURF–DIRT) RWY 21: Road.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 has unlimited vehicle access to acft movement area.
  • ·Space for tiedown, but no ropes or chains.
  • ·SW 400 ft section of rwy end soft depending on wx conds.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·LAS VEGAS H–3C, L–9A LAS VEGAS L–9B SALT LAKE CITY LAS VEGAS SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Army

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1993-10-24 Beech B35 · Fuel exhaustion · day →

Designees in NV

CFI Flight Instructors 1,051 A&P Mechanics 2,622 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 16 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 42 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 11 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 37 Schools Flight Schools 29 FBO Fixed Base Operators 29 Clubs Flying Clubs 8 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Ronald Joseph Rengel Las Vegas NV 29 nm
Andres Acorcino Montoya North Las Vegas NV 33 nm
Janet Melson Denton North Las Vegas NV 33 nm
Jason Steven Duncan North Las Vegas NV 33 nm
Lauren Nicholson Scott North Las Vegas NV 33 nm
Shawn Edward Mullin North Las Vegas NV 33 nm
Dilakshan Nimendranath Poholiyadde Henderson NV 47 nm
Marcus Cooper Henderson NV 47 nm
Matthew Franklin Binner Henderson NV 47 nm
Scott Joseph Gneiting St George UT 107 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffery Wayne Underwood Indian Springs NV 3 nm
Robert Joseph Mckenna Pahrump NV 27 nm
Patrick Thomas Smith Pahrump NV 27 nm
John Charles Waugh Pahrump NV 27 nm
Chris Lynn Burtenshaw Pahrump NV 27 nm
Roger Allen Swenson Pahrump NV 27 nm
Stephen John Balint Pahrump NV 27 nm
Edward Neale Thoroughgood Pahrump NV 27 nm
Jeffrey Thomas Bobeck Pahrump NV 27 nm
John Thomas Jones Pahrump NV 27 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Corban Dean Duncan Indian Springs NV 3 nm
Douglas Mitchell Bauer Pahrump NV 27 nm
Lester Leroy Phillips Pahrump NV 27 nm
John Charles Waugh Pahrump NV 27 nm
Jeffery Allen Hudson Pahrump NV 27 nm
Roger Allen Swenson Pahrump NV 27 nm
David Duane Longley Pahrump NV 27 nm
Brendan Ratzin Pahrump NV 27 nm
John William Bade Pahrump NV 27 nm
Douglas Alan Berlin Pahrump NV 27 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
 40 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
 55 nm
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
 55 nm
ASB Avionics, LLC
Mojave, CA
 152 nm
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
 167 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 168 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 168 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 171 nm
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 173 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 178 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.