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N86

Spanish Springs Airport
Reno, Nevada, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	N86
Lat/Long:	39-40-16.2500N 119-43-30.6000W 39-40.270833N 119-43.510000W 39.6711806,-119.7251667 (estimated)
Elevation:	4620 ft. / 1408 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	10 miles N of RENO, NV (PAR TWY CLSD INDEFLY.)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	89510

Airport Operations

Airport use:	CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Activation date:	08/1971
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RNO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at RTS (7 nm W):	135.175 (775-677-0589)
WX ASOS at RNO (11 nm S):	135.8 (775-432-6755)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FMGr323/9.0	MUSTANG VORTAC	117.90	16E
HZNr268/34.9	HAZEN VORTAC	114.10	17E
SWRr025/38.8	PALISADES VOR/DME	113.20	16E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	3418 x 60 ft. / 1042 x 18 m
Surface:	dirt/L RWY 17/35 CLSD INDEFLY.
Runway edge lights:	non-standard RWY EDGE NOT MKD WITH REFLECTORS.
Operational restrictions:	RWY 17/35 CLSD INDEFLY. MARKED WITH YELLOW X'S AT EACH END.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	39-40.551667N	39-39.990000N
Longitude:	119-43.485000W	119-43.535000W
Elevation:	4587.0 ft.	4600.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	62 ft. other, 1589 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear ROCK CRUSHER SILO	26 ft. bldg, lighted, 213 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 1340 FINANCIAL BLVD. RENO, NV 89502 Phone 502-808-6001 LEASED FROM BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1340 FINANCIAL BLVD., RENO, NV 89502, 775-882-1037
Manager:	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 1340 FINANCIAL BLVD. RENO, NV 89502 Phone 502-808-6001

Additional Remarks

-	MOUNTAINS WEST & NORTH.
-	FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-0596.
-	ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.
-	RWY 17 GRADIENT +2.5% FIRST 5OO'.
-	RWY 17/35 HAZARDOUS WHEN WET.
-	UNCONTROLLED VEHICLE ACCESS ACROSS RYS.
-	RY 17/35 THLDS MARKED WITH 4 WHITE CEMENT PADS FLUSH TO THE GROUND.
-	NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN ENDS OF RY.
-	RISING TERR AT RWY EDGES NARROWING PRI SFC AT CNTR OF RWY.
-	(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at N86.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRTS - Reno/Stead Airport (7 nm W)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (11 nm S)
KSPZ - Silver Springs Airport (27 nm SE)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (28 nm SW)
KCXP - Carson City Airport (29 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:42	14:42
Sunrise	07:12	15:12
Sunset	16:34	00:34
Evening civil twilight	17:04	01:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Dec-2025 04:26:57
Local (UTC-8)	13-Dec-2025 20:26:57

METAR

KRTS 7nm W	140415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M05 A3023 RMK AO2
KRNO 11nm S	140355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP240 T00501033

TAF

KRNO
11nm S

131720Z 1318/1418 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200

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