NV97
Desert Creek Airport
Desert Creek Airport (NV97) is a general-aviation airfield serving Wellington, Nevada. The field lies at 5,358 ft (1,633 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,441 ft (439 m), gravel. Its nearest neighbour is Topaz Ranch Airport (43NV), 7 nm WNW.
Desert Creek 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
- 5,358 ft (1,633 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.6842, -119.3220
- Serving
- Wellington
- Region
- Nevada
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Runways1 · longest 1,441 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 17 points 170° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,441 ft439 m | 60 ft | Gravel | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.