Susanville Municipal
SVE · KSVE · Susanville, California · Lassen County · map
Susanville Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Susanville, 5 miles southeast of Susanville, California, 4,149 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 4,051 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 25 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,470 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Susanville Municipal?
Its FAA code is SVE, and its ICAO code is KSVE.
Where is Susanville Municipal?
It is 5 miles southeast of Susanville, California, 4,149 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Susanville Municipal?
The longest of its 3 runways, 11/29, is 4,051 feet long.
Does Susanville Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Susanville Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SVE · ICAO KSVE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Susanville
- Elevation
- 4,149 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Klamath Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,051 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 2,180 × 60 ft | Dirt, fair | |
| H1 | 120 × 120 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 70 ft high 1,650 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 07: fence 5 ft high 60 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency |
| Reno and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.8 | |
| Sve and aWOS-3 | 133.8 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 530-257-0315.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Rogers Field (31 nm west), Nervino Airport (35 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 California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency
- Ltd to 12000 pounds by amgr.
- Does not provide obstruction clearance beyond 6.2 NM from threshold.
- Powerline orange balls below tree line partially obscured
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -15C.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 20 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 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 12,470, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 800 |
| general aviation, travelling | 5,500 |
| general aviation, local | 6,150 |
| military | 20 |
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 Susanville from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Susanville, California: 15 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Susanville:
- Susanville Aviation LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 2 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 Susanville 18 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprops
- Susanville Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Susanville Aviation LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,658 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SVE.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 27, 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.