Fallon Naval Air Station (Van Voorhis Field)
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Fallon Naval Air Station (Van Voorhis Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 3 miles northeast of Fallon, Nevada, 3,935 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 13R/31L, is 14,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNFL · observed 1:57 pm PDT (20:57 UTC), 68 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (270°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 8:05 am PDT (15:05 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, clear skies
- From Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a few clouds at 14,000 feet
- At times between Tue 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, gusting to 12
- From Tue 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNFL 062057Z 27004KT 10SM FEW080 29/01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02890011 58019
TAF KNFL 061505Z 0615/0715 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS FM062000 03005KT 9999 FEW080 FEW140 QNH3008INS TEMPO 0700/0704 02007G12KT FM070500 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS TX30/0623Z TN10/0713Z FS30003
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 NFL · ICAO KNFL
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 3,935 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 1530-0700z++ mon-fri, saturday 1800-0200z++, sunday 2000-0200z++, clds holidays, ot by notam
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 3:30 pm to 0700z
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1942
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 14,001 × 201 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
| 13L/31R | 11,076 × 200 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 7,003 × 152 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 13L: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 31R: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Tower | 119.25 | Navy Fallon |
| Approach and departure | 120.85 | Navy Fallon |
| Fallon and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.8 | Navy Fallon |
Aircraft registered in Fallon from the FAA register
95 aircraft are registered to owners in Fallon, Nevada: 85 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 drones, 1 turboprop. 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:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nevada.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 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
- A-GEAR: E-28(B) approach end on parallel runways nml derigged.
- Available durg operations hours.
- Initial all runway 7600 feet; overhead break 5500 feet; no overhead for runway 07; pattern altitude 5000 feet.
- Closed holidays; otr times by NOTAM.
- Hook E28(B) (1300 feet).
- Hook E28(B) (952 feet).
- Hook E28(B) (1804 feet).
- Hook E28(B) (1290 feet).
- Hook E28(B) (1893 feet).
- Hook E28(B) (951 feet).
- Also ST154.
- Large multi eng; fsl/tgl runway 31; lnd past BI-DRCTNL (E28) arresting gear 1892 feet from aer.
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.