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Location: Indian Springs, NV

Elevation: 3,134ft

Sectional: Las Vegas

Fuel: A1+

Runway 08/26: 9,002ft

Runway 13/31: 5,476ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-10-09 09:55:00 PDT

Ceiling:	14,000ft
Wind:	Calm
Temperature:	77°F
Dewpoint:	30°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM
Clouds:	Overcast @ 14,000ft

Raw: METAR KINS 091655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC140 25/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP078 T02511009 $

TAF

2026-10-09 13:00:00 PDT – 2026-10-09 18:00:00 PDT

Ceiling: Sky clear

Wind: 110° @ 12kt, gusts 21kt

Weather: N/A

Visbility: SM

Raw: TAF KINS 091241Z 0913/1019 VRB06KT 9999 FEW130 QNH2987INS BECMG 0919/0920 10010KT 9999 SCT110 QNH2977INS VIRGA OMTNS TEMPO 0920/1001 11012G21KT 510009 BECMG 1001/1002 23012KT 9999 SCT110 QNH2975INS BECMG 1005/1005 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2971INS BECMG 1014/1015 12012KT 9999 SCT220 QNH2969INS SHRA OMTNS BECMG 1017/1018 20012G18KT 9999 FEW100 BKN180 QNH2967INS TX33/0922Z TN16/0913Z

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Base ops opr h24 fr 0630z++ mon thru 0615z++ sat; clsd wkend and hol.
Unmanned aerial vehicle 767 ft agl.
(e117) usaf tactical fighter weapons training.
(e137-04) numerous unlgtd hills wi 2 miles of arpt to 4000' msl.
(e137-1) rwy cond: fair-good, smooth packed chad surface, no rocks.
(e137-2) mountainous terrain all sides. no obstn lgts.
(e137-3) jet lo alt hi speed weapons trng in progress immed n of ins at all hr.
(e99) 1 helicopter hgr 60' x 60'.
Twy lgts not avbl on twy a, b, c & d fm parking apron to ry hold line. all twy 75 ft wide.
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.
Service-fuel: a++ avbl 0400-2400 mon-fri.
Rstd # 1: rwy 13-31 is class a daytime vfr rwy avbl for emer 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. acft must adhere to ppr arr block +/- 30 min of sked ldg. 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: fences 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 56' in hgt.
Caution: twy d fr twy e to w side of rwy 13-31 and twy b, n of the foxtrot live ordnance loading area (lola) are 50' wide, all other twys are 75'.
Caution: twy lgt not avbl on twy b n fr foxtrot lola to apch end rwy 13, twy f fr twy b n to twy a, twy g fr twy f to apch end rwy 26, and twy d.
Rstd: twy b north of twy f, and twy delta and twy golf btw rwy 26 and twy foxtrot, rstd to remotely piloted acft use only dur hrs of reduced vis; no twy edge lights.
Service-a-gear: std config for apch end rwy, e-5 disconnected and bak-14 in down posn (twr will raise cable on req).
Caution: use extrm caution for extsv uas ops in vcnty.
Rstd: tran acft to daytime use only for twy bravo north, btw twy foxtrot and apch end ry 13, twy delta btw twy echo and twy golf, and twy golf frm twy foxtrot to apch end ry 26.
Cstms/ag/img - all svc unavbl.
Wx stn ops begin 2300 sun-fri, closing hrs vary based on local flying, clsd wknd and hol. bldgs and ngt flood lgts blkd wx fcstr and obsn view of apch end of rwys 26 & 31.
Rstd: ops rstd dur bird watch cond moderate (tkof or ldg perms only when dep and arr avoid ident bird act, no lcl ifr.vfr tfc pat act) and severe (tkof and ldg proh wo og/cc or designated offl apvl).
Bash phase i (apr-may and aug-oct), bash phase i all other months not designated as phase ii.
Afld wx support opr h24 0630z++ mon thru 0615z++ sat, clsd wkend & hol; 432oss/osw dsn 384-1723.
Tran aircrew wx fcst avbl fr 25 ows, davis monthan afb (kdma) dsn 228-6598/6599 or c1-877-451-8637. asos eqpt not augmented, dsn 682-0667.
Afld wx obs is trans by an fmq-19 and augmented by human obs as rqr. obsn view rstd fr 080-250 degs 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: rwys 8 and 26 and rwys 13 and 31 mrkd as precision inst rwys and used for vfr ops only.
Misc: rwy cc not rpt.
Activate-3 step mirl and thld rwy 08-26 - 118.3.
Opr h24 0630z++ mon thru 0615z++ sat, clsd wkend and hol.
Hook e5 (35 ft ovrn) bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1400 ft).
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1200 ft) hook e5 (135 ft ovrn).
Rwy 08 papi does not prvd obst clnc byd 2.5 nm fm thld; unusbl byd 2.5 nm.
Caution: 3.5-ft-deep drainage ditch lctd at north end of rwy 13/31.
Tran alert: due to manning and rful limitations, tran alert can rcv flts of 4 ftr/attack acft and smaller, 15 min apart; hvy acft must arr individually, 15 min apart.
Tfc pat: asr degraded due to eqpt limitations.

Comments

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 13,000ft

Ceiling:	18,000ft
Wind:	200° @ 12kt, gusts 18kt
Weather:	Rain showers
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 10,000ft, Broken @ 18,000ft

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