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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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: 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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Aerial photo of NV72 (Sweetwater (US Marine Corps) Airport)
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Photo taken 05-Mar-2018
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From to NV72

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3112:31
Sunrise05:5912:59
Sunset19:4802:48
Evening civil twilight20:1703:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-May-2025 04:17:31
Local (UTC-7)  02-May-2025 21:17:31
 
METAR
KBAN 
17nm SW 		030352Z AUTO 10SM OVC090 12/01 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01170011 PWINO $
KHTH 
27nm E 		030355Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM BKN120 21/03 A2990 RMK A01
TAF
KMEV 
39nm NW 		030056Z 0301/0324 27017G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT090 FM030400 VRB04KT P6SM OVC100 FM031700 19010KT P6SM BKN150 FM032000 26011G19KT P6SM OVC150
KTVL 
43nm NW 		021720Z 0218/0318 03007KT P6SM SKC FM022000 20008G16KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN100 PROB30 0221/0224 VRB15G30KT -TSRA SCT060CB FM030200 19005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT100 FM031300 18004KT P6SM BKN100
KCXP 
47nm NW 		021720Z 0218/0318 24006KT P6SM SKC FM022100 27010G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT090 PROB30 0222/0302 VRB15G30KT -TSRA SCT070CB FM030300 28005KT P6SM SCT090 SCT120 FM030800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 FM031400 17003KT P6SM BKN150
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