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Location

Latitude: 
 38-41-03.0000N (38.684167)
Longitude: 
 119-19-20.0000W (-119.322222)
Elevation: 
 5358.0 feet MSL (1633 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 12.6 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 08 N.M. SE of Wellington, Nevada
Found On: 
 San Francisco Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MANNY & SHARON PUERTA
P.O. BOX 83
WELLINGTON, NV 89444
775-771-2794		 MANNY & SHARON PUERTA
P.O. BOX 83
WELLINGTON, NV 89444
775-771-2794

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 12/2003
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 6358 feet (1938 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 775
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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near NV97

    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
    9.3 Rosaschi Air Park Airport
    (N59)    		 355 342 100LL
    20.8 Yerington Municipal Airport
    (O43)    		 21 8 100LL
    25.6 Bryant Field Airport
    (O57)    		 169 157 100LL
    27.6 Minden-Tahoe Airport
    (MEV KMEV MEV)    		 313 300 100LL, Jet A
    33.4 Hawthorne Industrial Airport
    (HTH KHTH HTH)    		 104 92 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    33.9 Lake Tahoe Airport
    (TVL KTVL TVL)    		 291 278 100LL, Jet A
    36.0 Carson City Airport
    (CSN KCXP CXP)    		 327 314 100LL, Jet A
    53.1 Reno/Tahoe International Airport
    (RNO KRNO RNO)    		 337 324 100LL, Jet A-1+
    53.9 Truckee-Tahoe Airport
    (TKF KTRK TRK)    		 315 302 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    55.7 Fallon Municipal Airport
    (FLX KFLX FLX)    		 28 15 100LL, Jet A
    63.7 Pine Mountain Lake Airport
    (E45)    		 219 206 100LL
    64.4 Reno/Stead Airport
    (KRTS RTS)    		 336 323 100LL, Jet A
    64.7 Columbia Airport
    (COA O22)    		 232 219 100LL, Jet A
    67.1 Placerville Airport
    (PVF KPVF PVF)    		 272 259 100LL, Jet A
    67.6 Mammoth Yosemite Airport
    (MMH KMMH MMH)    		 160 148 100LL, Jet A
    70.2 Calaveras County/Maury Rasmussen Field Airport
    (KCPU CPU)    		 243 230 100LL
    71.5 Westover Field Amador County Airport
    (KJAQ JAQ)    		 255 242 100LL, Jet A
    73.5 Georgetown Airport
    (E36)    		 281 268 100LL
    78.0 Cameron Park Airport
    (O61)    		 270 257 100LL
    78.1 Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
    (KMPI MPI)    		 205 193 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-2 AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF HOMES. LAND SOUTH, TAKE- OFF NORTH.
    A110-3 DEER AND DOGS ON RY.
    A110-4 MOUNTAIN 1.5 NM WEST AND 2 NM SOUTH.
    A110-5 FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
    E111 PROVIDED PRIVATE USE ONLY, VFR OPNS AND CONDUCT OPNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF OVERLYING AIRSPACE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 1441 ft (439 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    NV97 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 17/35  1441 ft x 60 ft (439 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 05/06/2004
    Surface:  Gravel - No special surface treatment

    Runway 17

    Runway 35
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES FENCE
    Object Height: 
    		 10 5
    Distance from End: 
    		 10 0

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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