# Creech Air Force Base (INS / KINS)

**Creech Air Force Base** (IATA: INS, ICAO: KINS) is a small airport in Indian Springs, Nevada, United States. It opened in 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,002 ft (2,744 m). It is operated by Air Combat Command.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kins

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: INS / KINS
- FAA: INS
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Air Combat Command
- Serves: Indian Springs, Nevada, United States
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 3,134 ft / 955 m
- Coordinates: 36.5872, -115.6730
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,002 ft / 2,744 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.creech.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creech_Air_Force_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658047
- Weather station: KINS
- Ident: KINS

## Timeline

- 1942: Creech Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 9,002 ft / 2,744 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 093° / 273° | yes |
| 13/31 | 5,476 ft / 1,669 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 9,002 ft / 2,744 m | =1,785 of 29,858 | =374 in North America | =275 in US |
| Elevation | 3,134 ft / 955 m | =5,153 of 43,403 | =2,594 in North America | =2,013 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 121.125 |
| GND | GND | 118.300 |
| MISC | NELLIS CON | 119.350 |
| PMSV | NELLIS METRO | 32.390 |
| PTD | PTD | 139.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kins/data