Ely/Yelland Field
ELY · KELY · Ely, Nevada · White Pine County · map
Ely/Yelland Field is a public-use airport owned by White Pine County, 3 miles northeast of Ely, Nevada, 6,260 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 6,017 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KELY · observed 11:53 am PDT (18:53 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (040°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.29 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:45 am PDT (18:45 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KELY 061853Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM CLR 23/01 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02330011
TAF KELY 061845Z 0619/0718 02006KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 FM062000 36007KT P6SM SCT100 FM070300 17008KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ELY · ICAO KELY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- White Pine County
- Elevation
- 6,260 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Las Vegas sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1938
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,017 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 4,825 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 30: pole 30 ft high 1,230 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Ely and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.625 | |
| Ely and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 121.5 | |
| Ely and rco | 122.2 | Ely |
| Ely and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.45 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 775-210-5681.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Ely from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Ely, Nevada: 10 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nevada.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 12, 18 and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available aft hours.
- ULTRA-LIGHT aircraft operations on and in the vicinity of airport drg daylight hours.
- Runway 12/30 not available for aircraft ovr 30 passenger seats.
- Gld operations on and in the vicinity of airport MAY-SEPT.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.