Crescent Valley Airport
U74 · Crescent Valley, Nevada · Eureka County · map
Crescent Valley Airport is a public-use airport owned by the U.S. Dept of the Interior, 1 mile east of Crescent Valley, Nevada, 4,791 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,424 feet of dirt.
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What is the airport code for Crescent Valley Airport?
Its FAA code is U74.
Where is Crescent Valley Airport?
It is 1 mile east of Crescent Valley, Nevada, 4,791 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Crescent Valley Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 5,424 feet long.
Does Crescent Valley Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Crescent Valley Airport?
1 pilot examiner 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 Crescent Valley Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U74
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- U.S. Dept of the Interior
- Elevation
- 4,791 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1964
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,424 × 60 ft | Dirt, poor | |
| 15/33 | 4,650 × 75 ft | Dirt, poor |
- Runway 05: road 17 ft high 35 ft from the end
- Runway 23: road 15 ft high 30 ft from the end
- Runway 15: tree 60 ft high 675 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Battle Mountain Airport (18 nm northwest), Elko Regional (43 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Battle Mountain Airport (18 nm northwest), Elko Regional (43 nm northeast).
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
- 2 tie down points northwest corner of airport.
- East 3000 feet of runway 23 soft with lateral rivulet/ditches 6-10 inches deep.
- Weeds cvr over 1/2 the runway surface.
- Uncontrolled vehicle aces all runways.
- Cattle on and in the vicinity of runways.
- Runway 15/33 - 2 feet earth ridges alg runway edges and 3 feet berm alg both sides 0F runway.
- Runway 05/23 - 1 feet drainage ditch both sides of runway and 2 feet earth ridges alg runway edges.
- Runway 05/23 - first 1600 feet of runway rough surface.
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 Crescent Valley from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Crescent Valley, Nevada: 3 helicopters, 1 piston single. 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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes.
- 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 · Elko Regional Airport (KEKO) · Elko, NV (43 nm) · (775) 217-6281 · [email protected]
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Crescent Valley 4 aircraft · 3 helicopters, 1 piston singles
- Jwf Ranching LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,292 since 1982 · 221 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 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/U74.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.