# Nellis Air Force Base (LSV / KLSV)

**Nellis Air Force Base** (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a medium airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It opened in 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,120 ft (3,085 m). It is operated by Air Combat Command.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LSV / KLSV
- FAA: LSV
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Air Combat Command
- Serves: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 1,869 ft / 570 m
- Coordinates: 36.2362, -115.0340
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 10,120 ft / 3,085 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 3 departures
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.nellis.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735912
- Weather station: KLSV · WMO 74614
- Ident: KLSV

## Timeline

- 1941: Nellis Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03L/21R | 10,120 ft / 3,085 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete | 041° / 221° | yes |
| 03R/21L | 10,051 ft / 3,064 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 041° / 221° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00227AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 10,120 ft / 3,085 m | #963 of 29,858 | #205 in North America | #160 in US |
| Elevation | 1,869 ft / 570 m | =9,568 of 43,403 | =4,307 in North America | #3,257 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACP | ALCE AMC | 25.735 |
| APP | APP | 118.125 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.010 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 120.900 |
| DEP | DEP | 135.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| MISC | SOF | 30.560 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 32.390 |
| POST | ACC COMD POST | 32.000 |
| PTD | PTD | 139.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 132.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [VGT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvgt.md) North Las Vegas Airport · 9.1 mi / 15 km
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [BLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k61b.md) Boulder City Municipal Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [DRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdra.md) Desert Rock Airport · 62 mi / 99 km
- [MFH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k67l.md) Mesquite Airport · 68 mi / 110 km
- [IFP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kifp.md) Laughlin Bullhead International Airport · 79 mi / 128 km

## 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/klsv/data