Spanish Springs Airport
Encyclopedia
Spanish Springs Airport is a public use airport
located seven nautical miles (13 km) north of the central business district
of Reno
, in Washoe County
, Nevada
, United States
. It is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management
and operated by the Spanish Springs Pilots Association, Inc. under BLM Public Airport Lease N-59805.
of 4,600 feet (1,402 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 16/34 with a dirt
surface measuring 3,540 by 71 feet (1,079 x 22 m).
For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2008, the airport had 4,650 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 99% general aviation
and 1% military
. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located seven nautical miles (13 km) north of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, in Washoe County
Washoe County, Nevada
Washoe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 421,407 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Reno. Washoe County includes the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area.-History:...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
and operated by the Spanish Springs Pilots Association, Inc. under BLM Public Airport Lease N-59805.
Facilities and aircraft
Spanish Springs Airport covers an area of 35 acres (14.2 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 4,600 feet (1,402 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 16/34 with a dirt
Soil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
surface measuring 3,540 by 71 feet (1,079 x 22 m).
For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2008, the airport had 4,650 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 99% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 1% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
.
External links
from Nevada DOT- Aerial image as of 6 September 1999 from USGS The National Map