KINS — Creech AFB
Indian Springs, NV · field elevation 3,134 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KINS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI KINS 252339Z 19013KT 10SM CLR 33/M03 A2988 RMK AO2A WSHFT 34 SLP070 $
- Wind
- from 190° at 13 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 33 °C / dewpoint -3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,059 ft · pressure altitude 3,174 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2 kt head | 13 kt from the left |
| 08 | 2 kt tail | 13 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
3 within 20 nm, closest 17 nm. Last image 1 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 15,000–37,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KINS 252055Z 2521/2703 11012KT 9999 FEW110 QNH2990INS BECMG 2522/2523 21010G18KT 9999 SCT110 QNH2989INS TEMPO 2523/2603 22012G21KT 510009 BECMG 2602/2603 20012KT 9999 FEW130 QNH2991INS BECMG 2604/2605 VRB06KT 9999 FEW180 QNH2993INS BECMG 2617/2618 12010G15KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2995INS BECMG 2619/2620 21012G21KT 9999 SCT130 QNH2988INS TEMPO 2621/2701 23015G25KT 520009 BECMG 2701/2702 21012KT 9999 SCT190 QNH2989INS TX33/2623Z TN16/2613Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.58634, -115.67737
- Elevation
- 3,134 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1333Z / 0135Z
- Tower hours
- OPR H24 0630Z++ MON THRU 0615Z++ SAT; CLSD WKEND AND HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 15°E (1980)
- Fuel
- A1+
- Sectional
- Las Vegas
- County
- Clark, NV
Everything else KINS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 9,002 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 13/31 | 5,476 | 100 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- Tower OPR H24 0630Z++ MON THRU 0615Z++ SAT; CLSD WKEND AND HOL.
- 118.3
- Ground
- 118.3
Nearby airports
- KVGT North Las Vegas32 nm
- KLSV Nellis AFB37 nm
- KLAS Harry Reid Intl40 nm
- KHND Henderson Exec45 nm
- KBVU Boulder City Muni55 nm
Elsewhere
- Other Nevada airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.