NV96
Rolling Thunder Airport
Rolling Thunder Airport (NV96) is a general-aviation airfield serving Sparks, Nevada. The field lies at 4,240 ft (1,292 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,000 ft (610 m), dirt. Its nearest neighbour is Gibb Ranch Airport (2NV2), 1 nm NW.
Rolling Thunder 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
- 4,240 ft (1,292 m)
- Coordinates
- 39.8236, -119.6583
- Serving
- Sparks
- Region
- Nevada
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Runways1 · longest 2,000 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 05 points 50° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,000 ft610 m | 40 ft | Dirt | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.