Rolling Thunder Airport
NV96 · Sparks, Nevada · Washoe County · map
Rolling Thunder Airport is a private airport, 18 miles nne of Sparks, Nevada, 4,240 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 2,000 feet of dirt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NV96
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 4,240 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2004
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,000 × 40 ft | Dirt |
- Runway 23: power line 100 ft high 25 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Sparks from the FAA register
122 aircraft are registered to owners in Sparks, Nevada: 82 piston singles, 12 turboprops, 6 piston twins, 5 drones, 4 gliders. 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided VFR operations, private use, obstruction free approaches, and conduct operations in accordance with the overlying class of airspace.
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.