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NV96 Rolling Thunder Airport
Sparks, Nevada, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: NV96
Lat/Long: 39-49-31.0000N 119-39-16.0000W
39-49.516667N 119-39.266667W
39.8252778,-119.6544444
(estimated)
Elevation: 4240 ft. / 1292 m (estimated)
From city: 18 miles NNE of SPARKS, NV
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 89510

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2004
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at RTS (14 nm SW): 135.175 (775-677-0589)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FMGr344/17.6MUSTANG VORTAC117.9016E
AHCr122/35.0AMEDEE VOR/DME109.0017E
HZNr284/35.5HAZEN VORTAC114.1017E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2000 x 40 ft. / 610 x 12 m
Surface: dirt
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none100 ft. pline, marked, 25 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: PEGGY HINE & WILLIAM JOHNSON
PO BOX 1612
CRYSTAL BAY, NV 89402
Phone 775-475-0813
CELL 775-691-8040
Manager: PEGGY HINE & WILLIAM JOHNSON
PO BOX 1612
CRYSTAL BAY, NV 89402
Phone 775-475-0813
CELL 775-691-8040

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-6874.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NV96.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRTS - Reno/Stead Airport (14 nm SW)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (20 nm S)
KSPZ - Silver Springs Airport (31 nm SE)
O02 - Nervino Airport (32 nm W)
KAHC - Amedee Army Airfield (35 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Sep-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1113:11
Sunrise06:3813:38
Sunset19:1202:12
Evening civil twilight19:3902:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Sep-2025 20:26:34
Local (UTC-7)  12-Sep-2025 13:26:34
 
METAR
KRTS 
14nm SW 		122015Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 20/05 A3010 RMK AO2
KRNO 
21nm S 		121955Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT070 21/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02110067
TAF
KRNO 
21nm S 		121720Z 1218/1318 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 FM122000 03008KT P6SM SCT060 SCT100 FM130400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060
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