Silver Springs Airport
SPZ · KSPZ · Silver Springs, Nevada · Lyon County · map
Silver Springs Airport is a public-use airport owned by Lyon County, 2 miles southwest of Silver Springs, Nevada, 4,265 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 6,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 16 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,660 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Silver Springs Airport?
Its FAA code is SPZ, and its ICAO code is KSPZ.
Where is Silver Springs Airport?
It is 2 miles southwest of Silver Springs, Nevada, 4,265 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Silver Springs Airport?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 6,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does Silver Springs Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Silver Springs Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Silver 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 Silver Springs Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SPZ · ICAO KSPZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lyon County
- Elevation
- 4,265 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1987
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.85 | |
| Spz and aWOS-2 | 120.475 | |
| Fallon and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.8 |
Automated weather (AWOS-2), by phone 775-577-2624.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, gliders, flight instruction, glider towing
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Fallon Municipal (24 nm east), Reno/Tahoe International (25 nm west), Carson City Airport (26 nm southwest), Reno/Stead Airport (33 nm northwest).
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
- 150 an X 150 feet blast pad both ends.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 06 and 24; PAPI runway 06 and 24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 14 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,660, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 7,260 |
| general aviation, local | 3,600 |
| military | 1,800 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Silver Springs from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Silver Springs, Nevada: 6 piston singles, 3 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 glider. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nevada.
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.
- James Duvall III private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Silver Springs, NV (0 nm) · (530) 852-2651 · [email protected]
- Anthony Lee Tisdale private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fallon Municipal Airport (KFLX) · Fallon, NV (24 nm) · (775) 217-6281 · [email protected]
- Daniel Alan Britson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Reno, NV (25 nm) · (775) 771-3855 · [email protected]
- Howard William Wolvington private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Biggest Little Flight School · Reno, NV (25 nm) · (425) 761-4729 · [email protected]
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Reno, NV (25 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · [email protected]
- Randy Ostman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Reno–Tahoe International Airport · Reno, NV (25 nm) · (435) 671-5949 · [email protected]
- Robert Michael Larkin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · RENO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT · Reno, NV (25 nm) · (775) 303-3255 · [email protected]
- Zachry Glass private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atlantic Aviation · Reno, NV (25 nm) · (775) 772-4721 · [email protected]
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 · 6 since 1982, 0 fatal
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Silver Springs 11 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 3 drones, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Hodges Transportation INC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,292 since 1982 · 221 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nevada 51 landing places
- Nevada 4,587 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SPZ.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.