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KINS Creech Air Force Base
Indian Springs, Nevada, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 Saving 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

ATIS: 290.45 [HRS VARY WHEN CREECH OR NELLIS AFB NEVADA TEST AND]
WX ASOS: 121.125 (C702-652-0667)
INDIAN SPRINGS GROUND: 118.3 275.8 [1330-0600Z++ MON-FRI. OPR HR VARY BASED ON NELLIS, AFB WG RQR. CLSD WKEND AND HOL.]
INDIAN SPRINGS TOWER: 118.3 360.625 [1330-0600Z++ MON-FRI. OPR HR VARY BASED ON NELLIS, AFB WG RQR. CLSD WKEND AND HOL.]
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
PMSV METRO: 323.9
PTD: 139.3 372.2

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LASr306/39.3LAS VEGAS VORTAC116.9015E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MERCURY082/17.232616EMCY -- -.-. -.--

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: 
PCN 43 /R/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Elevation: 3123.0 ft.3102.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 075 magnetic, 090 true255 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: nono

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 5468 x 100 ft. / 1667 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 22 /R/B/W/T
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftleft
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
    
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 AND C-5 UTILIZE TWY B AND C ONLY TO ENTER/EXIT RWY 08-26, TWY E LTD TO USE BY AFCT WITH WINGSPAN OF 75' OR LESS.
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 TWY B N FR THE LOLA TO UAV LOLA RAMP, AND TWY D.
MISC 1 OF 2: USAF WX FCST AVBL MON-FRI 0300Z, 1100Z, AND 1900Z, 432OSS/OSW CAFB, DSN 384-1723, C702-404-1723. WX OPR 0800Z++MON-0600Z++SAT, NOT AVBL WKNDS AND HOL. BLDGS AND NGT FLOOD LGTS BLKD WX FCSTR AND OBSN VIEW OF APCH END OF RWYS 26 & 31.
MISC 2 OF 2: AFLD WX OBS TRANS BY ASOS. OBSN VIEW RSTD FR 080ø-250ø BY FLIGHTLINE FAC, BLDGS AND HIGH INTS RAMP LGT. WX BRF FOR TRAN AIRCREWS BYD NML OPR HR AVBL VIA 25OWS AT DAVIS MONTHAN AFB, DSN 228-6598/6599, C520-228-6598/6599.
CAUTION: ûFENCES IN AREA OF FUEL FARM ADJ TO TWY A ARE LCTD 146' FR TWY CNTRLINE.
CAUTION: ONE GDT ANTENNA TOWER 1125' FR RWY CNTRLN AND 92' FR APRON EDGE; THREE ANTENNA TOWERS 992' FR RWY CNTRLN, 130' FRM TAXIWAY E CNTRLN, ALL GDT TOWERS ARE 56ü IN HGT.
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)
KBVU - Boulder City Municipal Airport (55 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4813:48
Sunrise06:1514:15
Sunset16:3800:38
Evening civil twilight17:0501:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 06:59:35
Local (UTC-8)  09-Nov-2009 22:59:35
 
METAR
KINS 100556Z 32003KT 10SM BKN250 10/M05 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01001050 10189 20094 50008
KDRA 
17nm W 
100653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/M05 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01061050 TSNO $
TAF
KDRA 
17nm W 
100520Z 1006/1106 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM102100 17008KT P6SM BKN250 FM110200 07005KT P6SM BKN250
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