Airports / Nevada / LSV
Nellis Air Force Base
KLSV / LSVLas Vegas, NevadaELEV 1,870 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Nellis Air Force Base (KLSV / LSV) is a mid-sized airport serving Las Vegas, Nevada. The field lies at an elevation of 1,870 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
LSV has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include North Las Vegas Airport (VGT, 8 nm), Harry Reid International Airport (LAS, 11 nm), and Boulder City Municipal Airport (BLD, 19 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LSV vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as McCarran Field and Las Vegas AAF. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LSV, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KLSV
IATA
LSV
FAA / Local
LSV
Elevation
1,870 ft
Coordinates
36.2362° N · 115.0340° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NV fields
state range 1,870–6,259 ft
At 1,870 ft, LSV sits lower than 97% of the 30 Nevada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 8nmVGTNorth Las Vegas AirportLas Vegas
- 11nmLASHarry Reid International AirportLas Vegas
- 19nmBLDBoulder City Municipal AirportBoulder City
- 53nmDRADesert Rock AirportMercury
- 59nmMFHMesquite AirportMesquite
- 69nmIFPLaughlin Bullhead International AirportBullhead City
Location
Open the full mapKLSV · Nellis Air Force Base · Las Vegas, NV
From the ramp
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