Silver Springs Airport

Silver Springs Airport (ICAO: KSPZ, FAA LID: SPZ, formerly B08) is two miles southwest of Silver Springs, in Lyon County, Nevada.[1] It is owned by Lyon County[1] and leased to Silver Springs Airport, LLC.[2]

"Churchill Flight Strip" redirects here. For the World War II NAAS Fallon "East Range" which was renamed "Churchill County East Range" during the Cold War, see Dixie Valley.
Silver Springs Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerLyon County
OperatorSilver Springs Airport, LLC
ServesSilver Springs, Nevada
Elevation AMSL4,265.2 ft / 1,300 m
Coordinates39°24′11″N 119°15′04″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,001 1,828 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 3/31/2022)12,660
Based aircraft15

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is SPZ to the FAA[1] and has no IATA code[3] (IATA assigned SPZ to Springdale Municipal Airport in Springdale, Arkansas).[4]

History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Churchill Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military training flights. It closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration.

Facilities

Silver Springs Airport covers 400 acres (160 ha) at an elevation of 4,265.2 ft (1,300.0 m). Its single runway, 6/24, is 6,001 by 75 ft (1,829 by 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2022, the airport had 12,660 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 85% general aviation and 14% military. 15 aircraft at that time were based at this airport, 14 single-engine and 1 military.[1]

The airport started improvements in 2016, including jet fuel support.[5]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for SPZ PDF, effective 2023-07-13.
  2. Silver Springs Airport, LLC
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KSPZ - Silver Springs, Nevada
  4. Great Circle Mapper: SPZ / KASG - Springdale, Arkansas
  5. "Silver Springs Airport growing with Lyon County". Nevada Appeal. October 19, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2017.

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