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NV96 Rolling Thunder Airport
Sparks, Nevada, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 24-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4814:48
Sunrise07:1915:19
Sunset16:3800:38
Evening civil twilight17:0801:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Dec-2025 18:10:45
Local (UTC-8)  24-Dec-2025 10:10:45
 
METAR
KRTS 
14nm SW 		241745Z AUTO 14010KT 4SM -RA BKN029 OVC035 05/03 A2972 RMK AO2
KRNO 
21nm S 		241755Z 17017G24KT 10SM -RA BKN032 OVC055 06/03 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP044 P0012 60040 T00610028 10083 20061 51024
TAF
KRNO 
21nm S 		241720Z 2418/2518 17012G20KT 5SM -RA OVC045 WS020/19045KT FM242100 19012G20KT 6SM -RA OVC030 FM250100 19010G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM250500 17018G32KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC060 WS020/18045KT FM250900 16025G35KT 5SM -RA BKN030 OVC060 WS020/18050KT PROB30 2510/2512 6SM -RA BKN035
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