Creech Air Force Base
INS · KINS · Indian Springs, Nevada · Clark County · map
Creech Air Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 1 mile north of Indian Springs, Nevada, 3,134 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 9,002 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (Jet A-1 with additive).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KINS · observed 3:55 pm PDT (22:55 UTC), 35 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 93°F (34°C), dew point 35°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:55 pm PDT (20:55 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 9 knots, clear skies
- Changing between Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KINS 062255Z 11007KT 10SM CLR 34/01 A2998 RMK AO2A SLP102 T03370014 $
TAF KINS 062055Z 0621/0803 11009KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS BECMG 0704/0705 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS TX32/0621Z TN18/0712Z
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 INS · ICAO KINS
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 3,134 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · operates h24 0630z++ monday through 0615z++ saturday; closed wkend and holidays.
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- On the chart
- Las Vegas sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 9,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 5,476 × 100 ft | Asphalt |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: threshold displaced 462 ft
Radio frequencies
| Ground · Tower | 118.3 | Indian Springs |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Indian Springs |
Aircraft registered in Indian Springs from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Indian Springs, 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
- Base operations operates H24 FR 0630Z++ Monday through 0615Z++ Saturday; closed wkend and holidays.
- ACTIVATE-3 step medium-intensity runway lights and thld runway 08-26 - 118.3.
- Operates H24 0630Z++ Monday through 0615Z++ Saturday, closed wkend and holidays.
- Hook E5 (35 feet ovrn) BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1400 feet).
- BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1200 feet) hook E5 (135 feet ovrn).
- Runway 08 PAPI does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 2.5 NM from thld; unusable beyond 2.5 NM.
- Unmanned aerial vehicle 767 feet above ground level.
- (E117) usaf tactical fighter weapons training.
- (E137-04) numerous unlighted hills WI 2 miles of airport to 4000' above sea level.
- (E137-1) runway condition: FAIR-GOOD, smooth packed chad surface, no rocks.
- (E137-2) mountainous terrain all sides. No obstruction lights.
- (E137-3) jet LO altitude HI speed weapons training in progress immed north of ins at all hour.
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.