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Searchlight Airport

1L3 · Searchlight, Nevada · Clark County · map

Searchlight Airport is a public-use airport owned by Turnbull, LLC, 1 mile sse of Searchlight, Nevada, 3,413 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 5,040 feet of asphalt.

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What is the airport code for Searchlight Airport?

Its FAA code is 1L3.

Where is Searchlight Airport?

It is 1 mile sse of Searchlight, Nevada, 3,413 feet above sea level.

How long is the longest runway at Searchlight Airport?

The longest of its 3 runways, 16/34, is 5,040 feet long.

Does Searchlight Airport have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Searchlight Airport?

9 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA 1L3
Kind
Airport · open to the public · privately owned
Owner
Turnbull, LLC
Elevation
3,413 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
Notes
landing fee
On the chart
Phoenix sectional
Magnetic variation
14E
In the FAA's files since
March 1953

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 3

1634H1H2N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
16/345,040 × 70 ftAsphalt, failed
H146 × 46 ftAsphalt, good
H246 × 46 ftAsphalt, good
  • Runway 16: fence 5 ft high 275 ft from the end
  • Runway 34: brush 5 ft high 200 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
none reported
Parking
tie-downs
Notes
landing fee charged

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Laughlin/Bullhead International (24 nm southeast), Jean Airport (28 nm northwest), Boulder City Municipal (30 nm north), Sun Valley Airport (31 nm southeast).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Laughlin/Bullhead International (24 nm southeast), Jean Airport (28 nm northwest), Boulder City Municipal (30 nm north), Sun Valley Airport (31 nm southeast).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nevada · avgas.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Estabd prior to 15 may 1959. Approved iaw asn 2020-AWP-1742-NRA.
  • 3481 feet lighted mtn southwest.
  • 5 feet fence 83 feet L and parl to centerline.
  • 2-4 feet brush south end of runway in rsa.
  • Tlof 46X46 feet; fato 85X85 feet; ingress/egress 340/160.
  • Tlof 46X46 feet; fato 85X85 feet; ingress/egress 340/160.
  • Markings badly faded and no longer serviceable. Under tall brush at southern 1000 feet of runway
  • Markings faded and brush cvrd.
  • There are no helipad markings
  • Helipad markings do N0T exist
  • Severe cracking, fod, and delamination; surface lift is failing and underlying layers exposed.
  • Unlighted 165 feet power line 3.2 MI south of runway.

Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings

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Arrivals and departures, last hour

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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Searchlight from the FAA register

No aircraft on the register list Searchlight, NV as the owner's town.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor; 8 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 3 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 37 training center evaluators, 5 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

All 70 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

1994-10-28LAX95LA022 · Forney F-1 N3019G · accident · no injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.