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KSPZ · Silver Springs Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KSPZ FAA SPZ Elev 4,269 ft Lat 39° 24.18' N Lon 119° 15.06' W Zulu …

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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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.84%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 069° 6,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.84%
24 249° 6,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.84%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 17 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 06–24: H6001X75 (ASPH) S–30 PCR 100 F/D/X/T MIRL 0.8% up…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1500–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 775-686-0126
  • ·AWOS–2 120.475 (775) 577–2624.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®NAVY FALLON APP/DEP CON 120.85 (1515–0645Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1800–0200Z‡ Sat, 2000–0200Z‡ Sun, clsd holidays, other times by NOTAM).
  • ·Other times ctc ®OAKLAND CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.80 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-0596.
  • ·HAZEN (L) (L) VORTAC 114.1 HZN Chan 88 N39º30.98´ W118º59.86´ 223º 13.6 NM to fld. 4086/17E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 145º–155º byd 4 NM 300º–320º byd 30 NM blo 9,500´ SILVERBOW N37º47.42´ W116º46.76´ NOTAM FILE PRC.
  • ·(T) (T) VORTAC 113.0 TQQ Chan 77 at Tonopah Test Range. 5542/16E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 175º–235º byd 10 NM 245º–255º byd 10 NM blo 12,000´ 245º–255º byd 20 NM blo 15,000´ 355º–020º TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 180º–244º byd 20 NM blo 12,000´ 245º–255º byd 10 NM blo 12,000´ 245º–255º byd 20 NM blo 15,000´ 256º–275º byd 20 NM blo 12,000´ VOR No NOTAM MP: 1700–2000Z‡ Wed.
  • ·TACAN No NOTAM MP: 1700–2000Z‡ Thu DME unusable: 180º–244º byd 20 NM blo 12,000´ 245º–255º byd 10 NM blo 12,000´ 245º–255º byd 20 NM blo 15,000´ 256º–275º byd 20 NM blo 12,000´ SKY RANCH (See SANDY VALLEY on page 416) SMITH ROSASCHI AIR PARK (N59) 2 N UTC–8(–7DT) N38º50.36´ W119º20.29´ 4809 NOTAM FILE RNO RWY 07–25: H4800X32 (ASPH) RWY 17–35: 3700X64 (DIRT) RWY 35: Bldg.
  • ·Rwy 07–25 sev lateral cracks in excess of 6", unraveling sfc, and potholes. 3´ sage brush growing in cracks first 500´ of pavement at Rwy 07 thr.
  • ·Call arpt ops for conds 775–742–9725.
  • ·Faded white X at Rwy 07 thr.
  • ·Faded white X at Rwy 25 thr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 775-465-2412
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Oakland ARTCC at 510-745-3380.
  • ·HAZEN (L) (L) VORTAC 114.1 HZN Chan 88 N39º30.98´ W118º59.86´ 184º 43.6 NM to fld. 4086/17E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 145º–155º byd 4 NM 300º–320º byd 30 NM blo 9,500´ SAN FRANCISCO H–3C, L–9A IAP LAS VEGAS L–9B SAN FRANCISCO L–9A SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Formerly B08

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,660 ops in 2023

2024 total

12,660

10-yr total

103,900

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 86% · Mil 14%

Events / million ops

38.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=6

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-12-17 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2022-07-06 Cessna 172B · Engine failure · day →
2020-09-25 Piper PA32-300 · Loss of control · night →
2017-09-12 Cessna T182T · Engine failure · day →
2015-07-08 Schweizer SGS 1 26B · Weather · day →
2015-01-24 Cessna 150E · Engine failure · VMC · dusk →

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
James Duvall Iii Silver Springs NV 2 nm
Anthony Lee Tisdale Fallon NV 22 nm
Paul David Hamilton Carson City NV 23 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 23 nm
Daniel Alan Britson Reno NV 29 nm
Mark William Montague Reno NV 29 nm
Randy Ostman Reno NV 29 nm
Robert Michael Larkin Reno NV 29 nm
Zachry Glass Reno NV 29 nm
Howard William Wolvington Genoa NV 35 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
James Grafton Duvall Iii Silver Springs NV 2 nm
Derek Charles Winkelhaus Fernley NV 10 nm
Darrell Duane Bowling Dayton NV 16 nm
Robert Harold Cathers Dayton NV 16 nm
Jere Dale Marble Dayton NV 16 nm
Melvin Nove Wilhite Dayton NV 16 nm
Stacie Marie Goodwin Dayton NV 16 nm
Devin Dean Marble Dayton NV 16 nm
Bradley Joseph Lane Dayton NV 16 nm
Matthew Monroe Bowers Dayton NV 16 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
Robert Harvey Gamsby Silver Springs NV 2 nm
Robert Frank Silva Silver Springs NV 2 nm
James Melvin Miller Silver Springs NV 2 nm
Robert Raymond Moore Stagecoach NV 7 nm
Dennis Merle Stewart Fernley NV 10 nm
Nicholas Tyler Breshears Fernley NV 10 nm
Robert N Jesser Fernley NV 10 nm
Theodore Nelson Schmidt Jr Fernley NV 10 nm
George Allan Neilsen Fernley NV 10 nm
Joseph Herman Bohman Fernley NV 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Chaparral Avionics, Inc
Carson City, NV
 26 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 34 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 95 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 100 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 102 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 109 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 109 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 111 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 119 nm
Stockton Propeller, Inc
Stockton, CA
 126 nm

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