KINS — Creech AFB
Indian Springs, NV · field elevation 3,134 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KINS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KINS 111055Z 25006KT 10SM CLR 28/06 A2997 RMK AO2A SLP086 T02840059 $
- Wind
- from 250° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,401 ft · pressure altitude 3,084 ft
- Observed
- 77 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 08 | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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 27 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF AMD KINS 110915Z 1109/1211 VRB06KT 9999 SCT130 QNH2996INS BECMG 1116/1117 11012G22KT 9999 FEW120 510009 QNH2991INS BECMG 1119/1120 11012G22KT 9999 BKN120 510009 QNH2989INS TS OMTNS BECMG 1120/1121 VRB18G31KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS FEW060 OVC090CB QNH2986INS TEMPO 1122/1202 VRB25G35KT 8000 -TSRA BECMG 1201/1202 14012G21KT 9000 -SHRA SCT060 BKN120 510009 QNH2986INS BECMG 1205/1206 14012G21KT 9999 NSW BKN120 510009 QNH2990INS SHRA OMTNS TX39/1123Z TN25/1113Z
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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
- 1257Z / 0238Z
- Tower hours
- OPR H24 0630Z++ MON THRU 0615Z++ SAT; CLSD WKEND AND HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 15° (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.