AOPA Airports: Creech Air Force Base (KINS)

FAA Information Effective: 5/2/2013

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Creech Air Force Base

Indian Springs, NV
Phone: 879-6251
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended Opr H24 Fr 1300z++ Mon Thru 1330z++ Sat, Closed Weekend And Hol.All
Tower:	Air Traffic Control Tower, 11 hrs/day, weekdays only
Elevation:	3,134 ft (955.2 m) (Estimated)
Location:	1.00 mi. N of Indian Springs
Beacon:	Present (white-green)
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	08/26, 13/31 Longest paved runway: 9002 ft
Fees:	No data

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Service-Fuel: J8 Avbl 1200-0800z++ Mon-Fri. Ot Rqr 7 Days Pn CTC Base Ops, Dsn384-0308, C702-404-0308

Caution: Microwave Twr Loc 1230' South of Rwy 08/26 Cl, Height 100' AGL

Misc: No Classified Materials Stor with 99 Sfof-Ola, Dsn 384-0556, C702-404-0556. Two Nstd Mrk 4' X 25' Ea Side of Rwy Cntrln, 2378' Fr Apch End Rwy 13, and North of Twy "F"

Ns Abtmt: No Tkof, Lo Apch, Touch and Go or Eng Run Prior to 1400z++, Wknds and Hol. Afld Clsd, No Ldg Wkend and Hol, Except for Nellis Afb Lcl Flying or Msn Essential

Fuel Tanks Lctd 175-195 Ft South of Twy A Cntrln, 24-41 Ft in Height

Base Ops Oper 0730-1630 Wkday; Clsd Wkends & Hol Unless Mission Essential

Twy Lgts Not Avbl on Twy A, B, C & D Fm Parking Apron to Ry Hold Line. All Twy 75 Ft Wide

(E99) 1 Helicopter Hgr 60' X 60'

(E137-3) Jet Lo Alt Hi Speed Weapons Trng in Progress Immed N of Ins at All Hr

(E137-2) Mountainous Terrain All Sides. No Obstn Lgts

(E137-1) Rwy Cond: Fair-Good, Smooth Packed Chad Surface, No Rocks

(E137-04) Numerous Unlgtd Hills Wi 2 Miles of Arpt to 4000' MSL

Rstd: Tran Acft to Daytime Use Only for Twy Bravo North, Btw Twy Foxtrot and Apch End Ry 13, Twy Delta Btw Twy Echo and Twy Golf, and Twy Golf Frm Twy Foxtrot to Apch End Ry 26

Caution: Use Extrm Caution for Extsv Uas Ops in Vcnty

Service-A-Gear (2 of 2): Bak-12 Connection Rqr 20 Min Pn. When Rpa Opr Not Being Conducted, Apch End Bak-12 is Connected, Bak-14 in Down Position (Twr Will Raise Cable When Rqr), Apch End E-5 Disconnected

Service-A-Gear (1 of 2): Std A-G Config for Apch End Rwy, E-5 & Bak-12 Disconnected and Removed And/or Bak-14 in Down Posn Dur Rpa Trng Opr

Rstd: Twy B North of Twy F, and Twy Delta and Twy Golf Btw Rwy 26 and Twy Foxtrot, Rstd to Remotely Piloted Acft Use Only Dur Hrs of Reduced Vis; No Twy Edge Lights

(E117) Usaf Tactical Fighter Weapons Training

Caution: Twy Lgt Not Avbl on Twy B N Fr Foxtrot Lola to Apch End Rwy 13, Twy F Fr Twy B N to Twy A, Twy G Fr Twy F to Apch End Rwy 26, and Twy D

Caution: Twy D Fr Twy E to W Side of Rwy 13-31 and Twy B, N of the Foxtrot Live Ordnance Loading Area (Lola) are 50' Wide, All Other Twys are 75'

Caution: One Gdt Antenna Tower 1125' Fr Rwy Cntrln and 92' Fr Apron Edge; Three Antenna Towers 992' Fr Rwy Cntrln, 130' Frm Taxiway E Cntrln, All Gdt Towers are 56ü in Hgt

Caution: Fences in Area of Fuel Farm Adj to Twy A are Lctd 146' Fr Twy Cntrline

Misc 2 of 2: Afld Wx Obs is Trans by An Fmq-19 and Augmented by Human Obs As Rqr.Obsn View Rstd Fr 080-250 Degs by Flightline Fac, Bldgs and High Ints Ramp Lgt. Wx Brf for Tran Aircrews Byd Nml Opr Hr Avbl Via 25ows at Davis Monthan Afb, Dsn 228-6598/6599, C520-228-6598/6599

Misc 1 of 2: Usaf Wx Fcst Avbl Mon-Fri 0300z, 1100z, and 1900z, 432oss/Osw Cafb, Dsn 384-1723, C702-404-1723. Wx Opr 0800z++Mon-0600z++Sat, Not Avbl Wknds and Hol. Bldgs and Ngt Flood Lgts Blkd Wx Fcstr and Obsn View of Apch End of Rwys 26 & 31

Rstd # 2: C-17 and C-5 Utilize Twy B and C Only to Enter/Exit Rwy 08-26, Twy E Ltd to Use by Afct with Wingspan of 75' or Less

Rstd # 1: Rwy 13-31 is Class A Day Vfr Rwy, Normally for Unmanned Acft Sys (Uas) or Emerg Use Only. Afld Has Rstd on All Airlift Acft, CTC Dsn 384-0308/09. Ppr Up to 7 Days, But Not Less Than 24 Hr, Prior to Eta. CTC Base Ops Dsn 384-0308/09, Fax 0407

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 767 Ft AGL

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Runway 08/26

Dimensions:	9002 x 150ft. / 2743.8 x 45.7m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, condition not reported	Runway Edge Lights:	medium

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Approach Lights	Comments/Noise
08	3134.1ft. MSL 78° mag 93° true 0.3% down	No Data	visual glide slope: Pulsating-Steady Burn/Left-Side VASI	Hook E5 (24' Ovrn) Hook Bak-12b(B) (1400')

26	3104.2ft. MSL 258° mag 273° true 0.3% up	No Data	visual glide slope: Pulsating-Steady Burn/Left-Side VASI	Hook E5 (135' Ovrn) 12b(B) (1200') Bak-14 Bak (1200')

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	5468 x 100ft. / 1666.6 x 30.5m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, condition not reported	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Approach Lights	TD Point
13	No Data	No Data	No Data	468' Disp Threshold

31	No Data	No Data	No Data

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Services at this airport:

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Engine Repair: Minor
Fuel: Jet A1 +Icing Inhibitor

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N36 35.0403' / W115 40.8150'36.5840056-115.6802500
Charts:	NACO: Las Vegas Sectional
Mag Var:	15E (1980)
ARTCC:	Los Angeles (ZLA)
FSS:	Reno (RNO) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	INS
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	Activate-2 Step MIRL and Thld Rwy 08-26 - 118.3

Aircraft & Activity

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Airport Activity

GA Local:	NaN
GA Itinerant:	NaN
Commercial:
Air Taxi:
Military:	4,000

(12-month period ending on unknown)

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Accident Reports

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
EMERG	Indian Springs	121.5
Tower Ground Control	Indian Springs	118.3

Expand Navaids

ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
INS	TACAN	.0	248	1 nm
VGT	VOT	108.2	000	32 nm
LSV	TACAN	.0	288	38 nm
LAS	VORTAC	116.9	305	39 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
USAF	Chief of Airfield Management
Nellis Afb	Indian Springs Af Aux
Las Vegas, NV 89110	Indian Springs, NV 89018

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