KLSV · Nellis Air Force Base

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,870

Elevation ft

Runways

10,120

Longest ft · 03L/21R

36.24N

115.03W

Nellis Air Force Base serves Las Vegas, Nevada at 1,870 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03L/21R, at 10,120 by 200 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
03L/21R	10,120 × 200 ft	concrete	lit
03R/21L	10,051 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,870 ft is about 11°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 11°C)	1,870 ft	2,803 ft	2,307 ft	3,461 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,070 ft	3,037 ft	2,434 ft	3,651 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,270 ft	3,271 ft	2,560 ft	3,841 ft
35°C afternoon	4,719 ft	3,358 ft	2,608 ft	3,912 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03L/21R, 10,120 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,912 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KLSV is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KVGT North Las Vegas Airport	8 nm W	5,005 ft
KLAS Harry Reid International Airport	11 nm SW	14,835 ft
KHND Henderson Executive Airport	17 nm S	6,501 ft
KBVU Boulder City Municipal Airport	19 nm SE	5,103 ft
NV74 Calvada Meadows Airport	47 nm W	5,200 ft

04Fuel and services at KLSV

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KLSV. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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