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NV23 · Air Sailing Gliderport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID NV23 Elev 4,300 ft Lat 39° 52.14' N Lon 119° 42.18' 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: 7,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 — 7,000 ft 100 ft DIRT-TRTD No —
35 — 7,000 ft 100 ft DIRT-TRTD No —
03 — 3,000 ft 60 ft DIRT-TRTD No —
21 — 3,000 ft 60 ft DIRT-TRTD No —

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·EXTSV GLDR OPS, SPCLY ON WKENDS.
  • ·ENTRY FOR PURPOSES OF GLDR OPS OR EUO.
  • ·FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-6874.
  • ·AND RWY 03/21 HAVE ASPH SURFACE 1000 X 20' AT INTXN OF RWYS.
  • ·CONTACT RENO APCH CONTROL & AIR NATIONAL GUARD REGARDING INTENDED OPERATIONS.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

1

10.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=10

  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 2
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-07-14 Biuro Projektowe B Bogumil Ber SZD-56-2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2017-06-14 Sportine Aviacija LAK 12 · Other · VMC · day →
2011-05-22 LET L 33 SOLO · Stall / spin · day →
2010-05-15 Schweizer SGS136 · Other · day →
2009-04-26 Weinberg RV-6 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-07-19 As+ Ltd AC4 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-06-23 Schweizer 1-35 · Under/overshoot · day →
2004-05-23 LET Blanik L-13 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1996-05-28 Schleicher ASW-20 · Other · day →
1982-08-15 MENEES LP-49MS · Other · 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
Daniel Alan Britson Reno NV 20 nm
Mark William Montague Reno NV 20 nm
Randy Ostman Reno NV 20 nm
Robert Michael Larkin Reno NV 20 nm
Zachry Glass Reno NV 20 nm
James Duvall Iii Silver Springs NV 37 nm
David Michael Tranquilla Truckee CA 39 nm
Paul David Hamilton Carson City NV 40 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 40 nm
Anthony Lee Tisdale Fallon NV 49 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
David Frank Soom Sun Valley NV 16 nm
Wesley Allan Brush Sparks NV 18 nm
Ronald Pete Cassinelli Sparks NV 18 nm
Richard Lawrence Clark Sparks NV 18 nm
David James Feeney Sparks NV 18 nm
Charles William Geyer Sparks NV 18 nm
Robert Michael Larkin Sparks NV 18 nm
Thomas Theodore Tobin Sparks NV 18 nm
Scott Alan Farnes Sparks NV 18 nm
Michael Edward Baxter Sparks NV 18 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
Michael Joseph Sardina Sun Valley NV 16 nm
Steve Paul Shawver Sun Valley NV 16 nm
Richard Gene Bay Sparks NV 18 nm
Walter Murphy Sparks NV 18 nm
Thomas Theodore Tobin Sparks NV 18 nm
Lance Cliford Charles Watkins Sparks NV 18 nm
Eric Michael Rembas Sparks NV 18 nm
Thomas Alan Cohan Sparks NV 18 nm
David Paul O'Hara Sparks NV 18 nm
Scott Albert Taylor Sparks NV 18 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
 41 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 52 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 89 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 96 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 103 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 107 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 109 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 112 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 118 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 124 nm

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