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NV72 Sweetwater (US Marine Corps) Airport
Wellington, Nevada, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: NV72
Lat/Long: 38-30-54.0000N 119-12-49.0000W
38-30.900000N 119-12.816667W
38.5150000,-119.2136111
(estimated)
Elevation: 6837 ft. / 2084 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (1995)
From city: 16 miles SE of WELLINGTON, NV
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 89444

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1994
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3700 x 60 ft. / 1128 x 18 m
Surface: dirt
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Navy
Owner: US MARINE CORPS
MARINE CORP MTN WAR TRNG CTR
BRIDGEPORT, CA 93517-5001
Phone 760-932-1445
Manager: CAPT. J.M. GEISLER
MARINE CORP MTN WAR TRNG CTR
BRIDGEPORT, CA 93517-5001
Phone 760-932-1445

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
- RSTD: PPR. CLSD EXC SKED MIL ACFT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NV72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHTH - Hawthorne Industrial Airport (27 nm E)
O43 - Yerington Municipal Airport (30 nm N)
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (38 nm NW)
KTVL - Lake Tahoe Airport (43 nm NW)
KCXP - Carson City Airport (47 nm NW)
  
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Photo taken 05-Mar-2018
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1914:19
Sunrise06:4714:47
Sunset16:3900:39
Evening civil twilight17:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Nov-2025 14:13:00
Local (UTC-8)  22-Nov-2025 06:13:00
 
METAR
KBAN 
17nm SW 		221352Z AUTO 1/4SM FZFG VV002 M04/M04 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP240 T10391044 FZRANO PNO $
KHTH 
27nm E 		221355Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 00/01 A3026 RMK A01
TAF
KBAN 
17nm SW 		2203/2303 14005KT 9999 OVC030 QNH3017INS BECMG 2208/2210 VRB05KT 6000 BR OVC008 QNH3020INS BECMG 2216/2218 14005KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH3015INS TX06/2223Z TNM06/2215Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2203 NEXT 2303
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