Sweetwater (USMC) Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 38-30-54.0000N (38.515)
Longitude: 
 119-12-49.0000W (-119.213611)
Elevation: 
 6837.0 feet MSL (2084 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 12.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 16 N.M. SE of Wellington, Nevada
Found On: 
 San Francisco Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Navy owned: 
CAPT. J.M. GEISLER
MARINE CORP MTN WAR TRNG CTR
BRIDGEPORT, CA 93517-5001
760-932-1445		 US MARINE CORPS
MARINE CORP MTN WAR TRNG CTR
BRIDGEPORT, CA 93517-5001
760-932-1445

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 12/1994
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 7837 feet (2389 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 619
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Reno(RNO)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near NV72

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    15.0 Bryant Field Airport
    (O57)    		 181 169 100LL
    20.3 Rosaschi Air Park Airport
    (N59)    		 343 330 100LL
    27.3 Hawthorne Industrial Airport
    (HTH KHTH HTH)    		 86 74 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    29.5 Yerington Municipal Airport
    (O43)    		 5 352 100LL
    38.5 Minden-Tahoe Airport
    (MEV KMEV MEV)    		 319 306 100LL, Jet A
    43.1 Lake Tahoe Airport
    (TVL KTVL TVL)    		 302 289 100LL, Jet A
    47.3 Carson City Airport
    (CSN KCXP CXP)    		 329 316 100LL, Jet A
    56.3 Mammoth Yosemite Airport
    (MMH KMMH MMH)    		 161 149 100LL, Jet A
    60.1 Pine Mountain Lake Airport
    (E45)    		 229 216 100LL
    62.9 Fallon Municipal Airport
    (FLX KFLX FLX)    		 20 7 100LL, Jet A
    63.6 Columbia Airport
    (COA O22)    		 243 230 100LL, Jet A
    64.5 Reno/Tahoe International Airport
    (RNO KRNO RNO)    		 336 323 100LL, Jet A-1+
    64.8 Truckee-Tahoe Airport
    (TKF KTRK TRK)    		 318 305 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    71.1 Calaveras County/Maury Rasmussen Field Airport
    (KCPU CPU)    		 252 239 100LL
    71.8 Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
    (KMPI MPI)    		 213 201 100LL, Jet A
    73.3 Placerville Airport
    (PVF KPVF PVF)    		 280 267 100LL, Jet A
    74.7 Westover Field Amador County Airport
    (KJAQ JAQ)    		 264 251 100LL, Jet A
    75.8 Reno/Stead Airport
    (KRTS RTS)    		 336 323 100LL, Jet A
    79.4 Bishop Airport
    (BIH KBIH BIH)    		 149 137 100LL, Jet A
    81.0 Georgetown Airport
    (E36)    		 288 275 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
    A110-2 RSTD: PPR. CLSD EXC SKED MIL ACFT.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 3700 ft (1128 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    NV72 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  3700 ft x 60 ft (1128 m x 18 m)
    Surface:  Dirt - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available
    Other Services: 
    		 Camping gear rental
    Custom restoration

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