About Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving Las Vegas, Nevada. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KLSV, by the three-letter IATA code LSV, and the four-letter ICAO code KLSV. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 36.2362° N, 115.0340° W, with a published field elevation of 1,870 feet above mean sea level.
"Nellis Air Force Base" is one of 216 public-use airports in Nevada, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Nellis Air Force Base |
|---|---|
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada (NV) |
| City and state (page) | Las Vegas, NV |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KLSV |
| IATA code | LSV |
| ICAO code | KLSV |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 36.2362° N, 115.0340° W |
| Field elevation | 1,870 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
| Official airport website | http://www.nellis.af.mil/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Nellis Air Force Base doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Las Vegas Airport | Las Vegas | NV | VGT / KVGT |
medium_airport |
| Harry Reid International Airport | Las Vegas | NV | LAS / KLAS |
large_airport |
| Dry Lake Landing Strip | Moapa | NV | US-3826 / - |
small_airport |
| Callville Bay Airport | Overton | NV | US-6154 / - |
small_airport |
| Henderson Executive Airport | Las Vegas | NV | HSH / KHND |
small_airport |
| Boulder City Municipal Airport | Boulder City | NV | BLD / - |
medium_airport |