FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | INS |
| Lat/Long: | 36-35-13.8560N / 115-40-24.0730W
36-35.230933N / 115-40.401217W
36.5871822 / -115.6733536
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3133 ft. / 954.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of INDIAN SPRINGS, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 89143 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | LAS VEGAS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 1330-0600Z++
OPR HR VARY BASED ON NELLIS AFB WG RQR. CLSD WKEND AND HOL. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT INFO. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE-2 STEP MIRL AND THLD RWY 08-26 - 118.3. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS: | 121.125 (C702-652-0667) |
| INDIAN SPRINGS GROUND: | 118.3 275.8 [MON-FRI 1230-0500Z++, EXTENDED FOR NELLIS AFB (NEL, LIS RANGE) LOCAL FLYING. CLOSED WEEKENDS AND HOLID, AYS.] |
| INDIAN SPRINGS TOWER: | 118.3 360.625 [MON-FRI 1230-0500Z++, EXTENDED FOR NELLIS AFB (NEL, LIS RANGE) LOCAL FLYING. CLOSED WEEKENDS AND HOLID, AYS.] |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| PMSV METRO: | 323.9 |
| PTD: | 139.3 372.2 |
- USAF WX FCST AVAIL MON-FRI 0300Z, 1100Z, AND 1900Z, 432OSS/OSW CAFB, DSN 384-1243, NOT AVBL WKNDS AND HOL.
- PMSV METRO: NO USAF WEATHER FORECAST AVBL. PREDATOR WEATHER BRIEFING AVBL 757OSS/OSW CAFB, DSN 682-0387. TRANSIENT AIRCREW WEATHER FORECAST AVBL 25OWS DAVIS MONTHAN AFB, DSN 228-6598/6599, COMM. 1-877-451-8367. THE 757OSS/OSW WILL NOT PROVIDE FORECAST BRIEFINGS EXCP TO BASE ASSGND PREDATOR SQUADRONS
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LASr306/39.3 | | LAS VEGAS VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MERCURY | | 082/17.2 | | 326 | | 16E | | MCY | -- -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 9002 x 150 ft. / 2744 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Elevation: | 3123.0 ft. | | 3102.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 090 true | | 255 magnetic, 270 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5468 x 100 ft. / 1667 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 468 ft. | | no |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Air Force |
| Owner: | USAF
NELLIS AFB
LAS VEGAS, NV 89110 |
| Manager: | CHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT
INDIAN SPRINGS AF AUX
INDIAN SPRINGS, NV 89018
Phone 879-6251 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Military aircraft: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/week | | 100% | military | |
Additional Remarks
| E117 | USAF TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONS TRAINING. |
| E99 | 1 HELICOPTER HGR 60' X 60'. |
| E137-1 | RWY COND: FAIR-GOOD, SMOOTH PACKED CHAD SURFACE, NO ROCKS. |
| E137-3 | JET LO ALT HI SPEED WEAPONS TRNG IN PROGRESS IMMED N OF INS AT ALL HR. |
| E137-2 | MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ALL SIDES. NO OBSTN LGTS. |
| E137-04 | NUMEROUS UNLGTD HILLS WI 2 MILES OF ARPT TO 4000' MSL. |
| - | BASE OPS OPER 0730-1630 WKDAY; CLSD WKENDS & HOL UNLESS MISSION ESSENTIAL. |
| - | FUEL TANKS LCTD 175-195 FT SOUTH OF TWY A CNTRLN, 24-41 FT IN HEIGHT. |
| - | NS ABTMT: NO TKOF, LO APCH, TOUCH AND GO OR ENG RUN PRIOR TO 1400Z++, WKNDS AND HOL. AFLD CLSD, NO LDG WKEND AND HOL, EXCEPT FOR NELLIS AFB LCL FLYING OR MSN ESSENTIAL. |
| - | MISC: NO CLASSIFIED MATERIALS STOR WITH 99 SFOF-OLA, DSN 384-0556, C702-404-0556. TWO NSTD MRK 4' X 25' EA SIDE OF RWY CNTRLN, 2378' FR APCH END RWY 13, AND NORTH OF TWY "F". |
| - | CAUTION: MICROWAVE TWR LOC 1230' SOUTH OF RWY 08/26 CL, HEIGHT 100' AGL. |
| - | A-GEAR - RWY APCH END BAK-12 DISCONNECTED FOR PREDATOR OPR, RQR 20 MIN PN. |
| - | SERVICE-FUEL: J8 AVBL 1200-0800Z++ MON-FRI. OT RQR 7 DAYS PN CTC BASE OPS, DSN384-0308, C702-404-0308. |
| - | SERVICE-LGT: NON-STD THLD LIGHTING RWY 26, INBOARD LGTS ARE BI-DIRECTIONAL SPACED AT 10' AND 9 OUTBOARD BI-DIRECTIONAL LGTS EACH SIDE SPACED AT 5'. |
| - | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 767 FT AGL. |
| - | RSTD # 1: RY 13-31 USED BY BASE ASGN UNITS, PREDATOR DAY VFR USE ONLY. AFLD HAS RSTD ON ALL AIRLIFT ACFT, CTC DSN 384-0308/09. PPR UP TO 7 DAYS, BUT NOT LESS THAN 24 HR, PRIOR TO ETA. CTC BASE OPS DSN 384-0308/09, FAX 0407. |
| - | RSTD # 2: C-17 & C-5 UTILIZE TWY B & C ONLY TO ENTER/EXIT RWY 08/26, TWY E LTD TO USE BY FTR AND SMALLER ACFT. |
| - | CAUTION: TWY D FRM TWY E TO WEST SIDE OF RY 13/31 AND TWY B NORTH OF THE LOLA ARE 50 FT WIDE, ALL OTHER TWY ARE 75 FT. |
| - | CAUTION: TWY LGT NOT AVBL ON BRAVO NORTH FRM THE LOLA TO UAV LOLA RAMP, DELTA AND TWY ECHO. |
| - | TWY LGTS NOT AVBL ON TWY A, B, C & D FM PARKING APRON TO RY HOLD LINE. ALL TWY 75 FT WIDE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KINS.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVGT - North Las Vegas Airport (32 nm SE)
KLSV - Nellis Air Force Base (37 nm SE)
KLAS - Mc Carran International Airport (40 nm SE)
KHND - Henderson Executive Airport (45 nm SE)
61B - Boulder City Municipal Airport (55 nm SE)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 14:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 14:56 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 01:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jan-2009 21:22:51 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Jan-2009 13:22:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KINS | 072056Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 16/01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01560011 56025 $
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KDRA
17nm W | 072053Z 00000KT 10SM SCT250 16/M01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP204 T01561011 58022
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KDRA
17nm W | 071731Z 0718/0818 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
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