Gabbs Airport
GAB · KGAB · Gabbs, Nevada · Nye County · map
Gabbs Airport is a public-use airport owned by Nye County, 4 miles northwest of Gabbs, Nevada, 4,699 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 5,950 feet of dirt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GAB · ICAO KGAB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Nye County
- Elevation
- 4,699 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Las Vegas sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,950 × 65 ft | Dirt, excellent | |
| 16/34 | 2,650 × 75 ft | Dirt, excellent |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Gabbs from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Gabbs, NV as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 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
- Estabd prior to 5/15/59.
- Out of service indefinitely.
- Indcs R traffic recommended using runway 09 and runway 16.
- Runway 09 and 27 threshold and edge marked with reflectors; runway 09 and 27 reflective rods 240 feet from eor.
- Runway 16 and 34 threshold and edge marked with reflectors; runway 16 and 34 reflective rods 240 feet from eor.
- Reflective rods 240 feet from eor.
- Reflective rods 240 feet from eor.
- Reflective rods 240 feet from eor.
- Reflective rods 240 feet from eor.
- Arrival runway 09 and departure runway 27; wind pmtg.
- No line of sight between runway 09/27 and 16/34.
- Airport unlighted.
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.