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Spanish Springs Airport

N86 · Reno, Nevada · Washoe County · map

Spanish Springs Airport is a public-use airport, 10 miles north of Reno, Nevada, 4,620 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,418 feet of dirt.

The FAA lists this airport as closed indefinitely.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Spanish Springs Airport?

Its FAA code is N86.

Where is Spanish Springs Airport?

It is 10 miles north of Reno, Nevada, 4,620 feet above sea level.

How long is the runway at Spanish Springs Airport?

Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,418 feet long, dirt.

Does Spanish Springs Airport have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at Spanish Springs Airport?

4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Nevada Soaring Association INC and Dbat Flying Club LLC. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Spanish Springs Airport?

9 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

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

Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Spanish Springs Airport…

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

The airport

Codes
FAA N86
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Elevation
4,620 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
San Francisco sectional
Magnetic variation
16E
In the FAA's files since
August 1971

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1735N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
17/353,418 × 60 ftDirt, failedNon-standard lights
  • Runway 17: other 62 ft high 1,589 ft from the end
  • Runway 35: right-hand traffic pattern, building 26 ft high 213 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
none reported
Repairs
none at the field, as reported

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Reno/Stead Airport (7 nm west), Reno/Tahoe International (11 nm south), Carson City Airport (29 nm south), Truckee-Tahoe Airport (29 nm southwest).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Reno/Stead Airport (7 nm west), Reno/Tahoe International (11 nm south), Silver Springs Airport (27 nm southeast), Carson City Airport (29 nm south).

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

  • VFR use only.
  • Par taxiway closed indefinitely.
  • Mountains west and north.
  • Runway 17/35 closed indefinitely. Marked with yellow X'S at each end.
  • Runway edge not marked with reflectors.
  • Rock crusher silo
  • Rock crushing / quarry equipment
  • Runway 17/35 closed indefinitely.
  • Runway 17 gradient +2.5% first 5OO'.
  • Runway 17/35 hazardous when wet.
  • Uncontrolled vehicle access across runways.
  • Runway 17/35 thlds marked with 4 white cement pads flush to the ground.

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 Reno from the FAA register

665 aircraft are registered to owners in Reno, Nevada: 414 piston singles, 62 business jets, 41 piston twins, 38 turboprops, 31 balloons. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Tactical Air Support INC 15Pond Warbirds LLC 14N2893E LLC 11Logistic Air INC 11Taslo LLC 10Nevada Soaring Association INC 7Clear Blue Marketing INC 6Flying Start Aero Services LLC 5Aviation Classics LTD 5Tempest LLC 4

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nevada.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Fuel and service companies in Reno, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

Charter operators and airlines based in Reno:

  • Dreamline Aviation, LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate Dreamline Aviation is a jet and turboprop charter operator based in Los Angeles, California, with over 30 years of experience.
  • Tranz-It Aviation LLC. 8 aircraft on the certificate
  • Corporate Air Travel, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate
  • MindWinder Incorporated 3 aircraft on the certificate
  • Gryphon Air, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Gryphon Aviation Leasing is a commercial aircraft trading and leasing company focused on fleet solutions for global airlines.
  • AirTahoe LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate AirTahoe is a Part 135 FAA-certified on-demand air charter operator based in the Lake Tahoe region, providing point-to-point charter flights throughout the Western United States in a pressurized turboprop aircraft.

Repair stations in Reno:

Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

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, 9 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 10 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative.

All 23 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.

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

2006-09-01LAX06CA281 · Cessna 172P N97306 · 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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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/N86.json.

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 26, 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.