NV72
Sweetwater (USMC) Airport
Sweetwater (USMC) Airport (NV72) is a general-aviation airfield serving Wellington, Nevada. The field lies at 6,837 ft (2,084 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,700 ft (1,128 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Desert Creek Airport (NV97), 12 nm NNW.
Sweetwater (USMC) Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 6,837 ft (2,084 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.5098, -119.2170
- Serving
- Wellington
- Region
- Nevada
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Runways1 · longest 3,700 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,700 ft1,128 m | 60 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.