Terminal Procedures

KLSV — Nellis AFB

LAS VEGAS, NV · 13 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA LSVElevation 1,869 ft3 runwaysLongest 10,120 ftToweredFuel A++Volume SW-4Not for navigation
KLSV airport diagram — runways, taxiways and ramp layout
KLSV airport diagram The official FAA airport diagram — runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions. Download PDF

8 published instrument approaches: 2 ILS approaches, serving 3 runway ends.

All 13 KLSV charts in one download Every approach, departure, arrival and minimums page for this airport, sorted into folders, as a single ZIP. Taken one at a time on the free tier, 13 charts is roughly 1 min of downloading — they queue one behind another.
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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
HI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 21L chart previewHI-ILS OR LOC Z RWY 21L—PDF
HI-TACAN RWY 03R chart previewHI-TACAN RWY 03R—PDF
HI-TACAN Y RWY 21L chart previewHI-TACAN Y RWY 21L—PDF
HI-TACAN Z RWY 21L chart previewHI-TACAN Z RWY 21L—PDF
ILS OR LOC X RWY 21L chart previewILS OR LOC X RWY 21L—PDF
LOC Y RWY 21L chart previewLOC Y RWY 21L—PDF
SIN CITY VISUAL RWY 03L/R chart previewSIN CITY VISUAL RWY 03L/R—PDF
TACAN X RWY 21L chart previewTACAN X RWY 21L—PDF

Departure procedures

ChartAmendment
DREAM SEVEN chart previewDREAM SEVEN—PDF
FYTTR SEVEN chart previewFYTTR SEVEN—PDF
MORMON MESA EIGHT chart previewMORMON MESA EIGHT—PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KLSV airport information

Control tower
Yes
Attendance
Continuous
ARTCC
Los Angeles Center
Flight service
Reno
NOTAM facility
LSV (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
12E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Fuel
A++
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
November 1937
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Las Vegas

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KLSV radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
Tower132.55Nellis
Ground121.8Nellis
Clearance delivery120.9Nellis
Approach118.125Nellis
Departure135.1Nellis
Emergency121.5Nellis

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

10,120 × 200 ft03L21R10,051 × 150 ft03R21LN2,000 ft
Runway layout at KLSV, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
03L/21R10,120 ft200 ftConcrete GoodHigh intensity
  03L 41°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · right-hand circuit
  21R 221°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · right-hand circuit
03R/21L10,051 ft150 ftConcrete GoodHigh intensity
  03R 41°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · ALSF-1 approach lighting · right-hand circuit
  21L 221°TLOC/GS · PAPI (4-box) 3° · ALSF-1 approach lighting · right-hand circuit
H1100 ft100 ftConcrete Good

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KLSV is

Latitude, longitude36.2362000, -115.0342560
Elevation1,869 ft
From Las Vegas7 nm NE

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FAA remarks for KLSV

  • RWY 03R & 21L ALSF-1 APCH LGTS NTE STEP 3 INTST.
  • RECT TFC PAT 3000 FT; OVERHEAD TFC PAT 3500 FT.
  • STEEP RISING TRRN S & E OF CNTRLN; RWY 03R/21L PROVDS BTR BA THAN RWY 03L/21R WHEN WET; RWY 03R/21L UNGROOVED; USE CTN FOR HYDROPLANING.
  • FIRST 1320 FT RWY 21R & 920 FT RWY 03L GROOVED CONCRETE; MID 7879 FT CNTR 80 FT CONC RMNG ASPH.
  • 9000-10000 DIST RMNG MKR E SIDE NA.
  • RWY 03R - 03L PAPI LED. RWY 21R - 21L PAPI INCANDESCENT.
  • SERVICE- LGT: RWY THR LGTS GATED.
  • JASU: NO STARTER UNIT OR CAPABILITY FOR F4B, F4J; NO STARTER PROBE FOR USN ACFT; 2(MA-1A).
  • FLUID: W-EXP 2-3 HR DELAY; SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX.
  • OIL: O-123-128-132-133-148-156 SOAP.
  • RSTD: BIRD WATCH COND MOD; OPS RSTD; TKOF OR LDG PMSN ONLY WHEN DEP & ARR AVOID BIRD ACT; LCL IFR/VFR TFC PAT NA. BIRD WATCH COND SVR; TKOF OR LDG NA WO OG/CC APVL.
  • CTN: STEEPLY RISING TRRN COMMENCING 2.7 NM EAST OF RWY 03R-21L CNTRLN UP TO 3359 MSL. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING ON BOTH RWYS DUR WET CONDS. ACFT TAXG ON TWY D BTN TWY F AND RWY 21R USE CTN, 4 FT 8 INCH HI DSTC RMNG SIGN LCTD 125 FT NORTH OF TWY D CNTRLN. HVY ACFT ENG RUNS PMTD ON RWY; REQ MUST BE SKED THRU AIRFIELD MGMT OPS DSN 68204600. DUE TO FOD PROBLEM, 4 ENG ACFT WILL TAXI WITH OUTBOARD ENGS AT IDLE PWR OR SHTDN IF PSBL. JOLLY AND TSNT HELIPADS MISG MANDATORY HOLD POS SIGNS. RWY CONDS NOT RPRTD.
  • TFC PAT: DEP CLIMB ABV 3000 FT NA UNTIL DER.
  • RSTD: SUN & HOL EXP ARR FM N; DEP FM N WINDS PERM; TFC PAT TWDS E.
  • MISC: NO CLASSIFIED MTRL STORAGE AVBL AT AM OPS; CLASSIFIED MUST BE STORED IN NELLIS AFB COMMAND POST. TSNT ACFT SHALL COMMUNICATE WITH NELLIS ATC ON UHF TO MAX EXTENT PSBL DUE TO HVY CONCENTRATION OF ACFT IN THE VFR PAT. RSRS WILL BE APPLIED TO BASE ASGND/DEPLOYED ACFT.
  • MISC: WX OBS VIEW OF AER 03R/L RSTD 190-330 DEG BY FLIGHTLINE BLDGS & FAC & AT NGT DUE TO RAMP LGT.
  • MISC: WX SUPPORT H24 - DSN 682-4744, C702-652-4744; MSN SUPPORT WX PER WING & EXER SKED TYPICALLY 1300++ MON THRU 0530++ FRI CLSD WKND & HOL; TSNT WX AFT HR VIA DAVIS MONTHAN 25OWS - D228-6598/6599, C520-228-6598/6599.
  • HOT CARGO PAD UNLIT; RSTD TO DAYLIGHT/VFR OPS.
  • A-GEAR: ALL BAK-12B EXTN & IN RAISED POSN, RQR 30 MIN PN FOR REMOVAL.
  • SVC-TSNT ALERT: AVBL MON-FRI 1600Z-0400Z++, NO QUICK TURN FRI-SUN. NO MIL FLEET SVC AVBL. LTD TSNT SVC AVBL. TSNT ALERT CONTRACT BACKSHOP MAINT SUPPORT MAY RQR REIMBURSEMENT AND COORD WITH CONTRACT OFFICER. DUE TO LARGE NR OF TSNT AND EXER ACFT EXP DELAYS WITH TRAN ALERT.
  • RSTD: FORWARD FIRING MUNITIONS IN REVETMENTS 12, 13 & 25 NA.
  • CTN: INCREASED DURG BASH PHASE II APR-MAY & AUG-OCT.
  • SERVICE-A-GEAR: RWY 03R-21L BAK-14 OPS: BOTH BAK-14 APCH END AND DEP END WILL BE IN LOWERED POS. AVBL UPON REQ FOR EMER USE ONLY. SLOW TO 20 KTS OR LESS PRIOR TO DEP END CABLE & TAXI TO FAR EDGE OF COLD SIDE OF RWY; TAXI BTN RWY EDGE & OUTERMOST BAK-14 BUMPER.
  • CTN: TWY A EAST TACAN CK POINT SIGN NSTD.
  • SERVICE-LGT: TWY EDGE LGTS ADJ TO MAIN APN PRKG ROWS 1 & 2 MISG.
  • RSTD: ALL TSNT ACFT MUST OBTAIN PPR PRIOR TO ARR. REFER TO NELLIS NOTAMS TO ID AVBL AIRFIELD SVCS WINDOW. PPR MAY BE ISSUED UP TO 7 DAYS PRIOR TO, BUT NLT 48 HRS PRIOR TO SKED ARR. PPR FOR ALL ACFT; CTC AM OPS DSN 682-4601, C702-652-4601. RON REQ GOOD FOR ONE NGT ONLY, DEPENDENT UPON RAMP SPACE. TRAN FTR, NON EXER ACFT, PRKG LMTD TO ROWS 45-46. ACFT MUST ADHERE TO PPR ARR BLOCK +/- 30 MINS OF SKED LDG. MULT APCH NA DURG RF/LFE OR AFT OFFL SS UNLESS APVD BY 57 WG SOF. ACFT PTCPG IN NELLIS SPONSORED EXERS/LARGE FORCE EXERS RQR LCL SPONSORING UNIT. THE LCL SPONSORING UNIT WILL COORD MAINT, PRKG, AND SVCS. PL-2 ACFT MUST BRING OWN SCTY PSNL AND DETAIL FOR ALL LARGE FORCE EXERS. FOR CSTMS AND AG, CTC NELLIS SUPPORT CNTR FOR ACFT WITH WIGNSPANS OF 132.6 FT OR LRGR AT DSN 682-5250 OR CTC BASE OPS FOR ALL OTHER ACFT AT DSN 682-4601 WITH 24 HR PN. SUN AND HOL TFC EXPC ARR FM NORTH, DEP ACFT NORTH WINDS PMTD WITH TFC PAT TWD EAST (SUNRISE MT). PROGRESSIVE TAXI AVBL. ACFT WITH DV CODE 7 OR HYR CTC PTD WHEN 100 NM OUT. ALL INBD PAX/CARGO AND DV ACFT MUST CTC COMMAND POST (GAMBLER 99) ON 381.300 NLT 30 MINS PRIOR TO LDG. B-52 OPS LTD TO 380K LB.
  • COMMUNICATIONS-SOF: REMARKS: (CALL BULLSEYE SOF); LCL EMERG FREQ 343.725.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach and runway coverage

Nellis AFB pairs two parallel concrete runways of almost equal length, each exceeding 10,000 ft, so neither strip introduces a significant length reduction relative to the other. Published approaches serve three of the four runway ends. The set includes two ILS and three localiser procedures, giving several forms of aligned instrument guidance while leaving one end without a published approach.

Regional chart context

Nearby procedure coverage varies sharply. Harry Reid International has a much broader chart set, while Henderson Executive and North Las Vegas are closer to Nellis in overall coverage. Boulder City Municipal and Mesquite have markedly thinner sets. For visual planning, the Las Vegas and Los Angeles sectionals provide broader regional context, supplemented by the more detailed Las Vegas Terminal Area Chart.

Airports near KLSV

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KVGTNorth Las VegasLAS VEGAS, NV8 nm W11
KLASHarry Reid IntlLAS VEGAS, NV11 nm SW63
KHNDHenderson ExecLAS VEGAS, NV17 nm S14
KBVUBoulder City MuniBOULDER CITY, NV19 nm SE4
67LMesquiteMESQUITE, NV59 nm NE2

VFR charts covering KLSV

Las VegasSectional ChartLos AngelesSectional ChartLas VegasTerminal Area Chart

Common questions about KLSV

What charts are available for KLSV?

13 current FAA charts for Nellis AFB, including 8 instrument approachs, 3 departure procedures, 1 airport diagram. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KLSV?

Tower 132.55; Ground 121.8; Clearance delivery 120.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KLSV?

Nellis AFB has 3 runways. The longest is 03L/21R at 10,120 ft by 200 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KLSV have an ILS approach?

Yes — 2 ILS procedures are published. In total KLSV has 8 published instrument approaches.

Where can I download the KLSV airport diagram?

The official FAA airport diagram for Nellis AFB is free to download at the top of this page. It shows runways, taxiways, ramp layout and hold-short positions, and is reissued every 28 days.

Is KLSV a towered airport?

Yes. Nellis AFB has an operating control tower, within Los Angeles Center's airspace. Tower, ground and clearance frequencies are listed on this page.

Are these KLSV charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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