Airports / Nevada / NFL
Fallon Naval Air Station
KNFL / NFLFallon, NevadaELEV 3,934 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Derby Field (LOL) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Fallon Naval Air Station (KNFL / NFL) sits in Fallon, Nevada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 3,934 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list NFL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Derby Field (LOL, 40 nm), Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO, 50 nm), and Carson Airport (CSN, 50 nm).
Trip costs from NFL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Van Voorhis Field and Fallon NAS. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from NFL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KNFL
IATA
NFL
FAA / Local
NFL
Elevation
3,934 ft
Coordinates
39.4166° N · 118.7010° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NV fields
state range 1,870–6,259 ft
At 3,934 ft, NFL sits lower than 60% 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.
- 40nmLOLDerby FieldLovelock
- 50nmRNOReno Tahoe International AirportReno
- 50nmCSNCarson AirportCarson City
- 67nmTKFTruckee Tahoe AirportTruckee
- 68nmTVLLake Tahoe AirportSouth Lake Tahoe
- 98nmWMCWinnemucca Municipal AirportWinnemucca
Location
Open the full mapKNFL · Fallon Naval Air Station · Fallon, NV
From the ramp
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