Spanish Springs Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Bureau of Land Management | ||||||||||
| Operator | Spanish Springs Pilots Association | ||||||||||
| Serves | Reno, Nevada | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,600 ft / 1,402 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°39′59″N 119°43′24″W / 39.66639°N 119.72333°W | ||||||||||
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  N86 Location of airport in Nevada  N86 N86 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Spanish Springs Airport (FAA LID: N86) was a public use airport located 7 nautical miles (8.1 mi; 13 km) north of the central business district of Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.[1] It is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management[1] and operated by the Spanish Springs Pilots Association, Inc. under BLM Public Airport Lease N-59805.
Spanish Springs Airport covers an area of 35 acres (14 ha) at an elevation of 4,600 feet (1,400 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with a dirt surface measuring 3,540 by 71 feet (1,079 by 22 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2010, 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, all single-engine.[1]
