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NV72

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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:	left	left

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:01	12:01
Sunrise	05:33	12:33
Sunset	20:21	03:21
Evening civil twilight	20:53	03:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Jun-2025 03:13:09
Local (UTC-7)	14-Jun-2025 20:13:09

METAR

KBAN 17nm SW	150252Z AUTO 10SM CLR 17/M07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01721072 53004 PWINO $
KHTH 27nm E	150255Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM CLR 29/M03 A2998 RMK A01

TAF

KMEV 39nm NW	141722Z 1418/1518 31006KT P6SM SCT250 FM142000 23009G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM142100 25015G25KT P6SM BKN250 FM150300 25009KT P6SM SCT250 FM150600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
KTVL 43nm NW	141722Z 1418/1518 18007G19KT P6SM SCT250 FM142000 19012G21KT P6SM BKN200 FM150200 20006KT P6SM SCT200 FM150400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
KCXP 47nm NW	141722Z 1418/1518 08007KT P6SM SCT250 FM142000 24009G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM142100 26012G22KT P6SM BKN250 FM150300 27008KT P6SM SCT250 FM150600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

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