NV33
Aerial view of NV33 Farias Wheel Airport runway, Wellington Nevada
FAA Identifier: NV33

Blue Sky Awaits

Farias Wheel Airport

Wellington, Nevada

Elevation 4,848 ft  ·  Runway 16/34  ·  3,391 ft Asphalt

Airport InfoAirport WeatherVFR Map AirNav
22
Aircraft Based
4,848
Elevation (ft)
3,391
Runway (ft)
Position · NV33

Location

Coordinates38-49-59.68N / 119-23-45.58W
Decimal38.8332444 / -119.3959947
Elevation4,848 ft / 1,477.7 m (surveyed)
From City6 miles West of SMITH, NV
Time ZoneUTC -8 (UTC -7 DST)
Zip Code89444
Magnetic Variation16E (1985)
VFR sectional chart excerpt for NV33 — Farias Wheel Airport

External Resources

NOAA Aviation WeatherAirNav — NV33 Airport Info
Airfield · Facilities

Airport Operations

Airport UsePrivate — Permission Required
Activation DateOctober 1965
Sectional ChartSan Francisco
Control TowerNo
ARTCCOakland Center
FSSReno Flight Service Station
AttendanceUnattended
Wind IndicatorLighted
Segmented CircleNo
BeaconWhite-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
LightsACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 AND ARPT BCN 122.9
Request Landing Permission

Private use airport — pilots must execute the Defend and Hold Harmless Agreement before operating at NV33.

Frequencies · Weather

Airport Communications

AWOS / Weather

WX AWOS-3PT at MEV (19 nm NW)

119.325

(775) 782-6264

Weather Links

Weather Underground (West Side)Weather Underground (North End)National Weather ServiceNOAA Aviation Weather Center
On-field · Provisions

Airport Services

Fuel Available

100LL

Emergency Fuel Only

Parking

Tiedowns

Airframe Service

None

Powerplant Service

None

Bottled Oxygen

None

Bulk Oxygen

None

Surface · 16/34

Runway Information

Runway 16 / 34

Dimensions3,391 × 22 ft / 1,034 × 7 m
Surface22 ft wide Asphalt center on 100 ft wide dirt runway — Good condition
Runway edge lightsnon-standard “NSTD MIRL DO NOT RUN FULL LENGTH OF RY EITHER SIDE. RY 16 MIRL ON LEFT SIDE ONLY EXTEND FIRST 2/3 OF RY. RY 34 MIRL ON LEFT SIDE ONLY EXTEND FIRST 2/3 OF RY.”

Runway 16

Pattern: Left

Obstructions: 30 ft tree, 350 ft from threshold; Road crosses diagonally 120 ft from threshold

Runway 34

Pattern: Right

Obstructions: 40 ft tree, 200 ft from threshold; Road crosses diagonally 100 ft from threshold

Non-standard MIRL — does not run full length either side. RY 16 & 34 MIRL on left side only, extending first 2/3 of runway.

NV33 Farias Wheel Airport runway, ground view
Owner · Contacts

Ownership & Management

Owner

Valley View Airport, LLC

PO Box 347, Wellington, NV 89444-0347

[email protected]

Privately-owned airport

Contacts

Peter Hansen (Manager)

565 Upper Colony Road

Wellington, NV 89444

360-852-3400[email protected]

Jeanne Pierce

775-790-2144

William Oxx

775-901-1356
Traffic · Based Aircraft

Operational Statistics

22

Aircraft Based

20

Single Engine

2

Multi Engine

~29/wk

Avg Operations

Traffic Breakdown

Local General Aviation78%
Transient General Aviation20%
Air Taxi2%
IFR · Nearby

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NV33.

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