Silver Springs Airport (KSPZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRNO), KSPZ is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Silver Springs Airport in Silver Springs, NV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRNO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Silver Springs Airport (KSPZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Silver Springs, NV at a field elevation of 4,265 ft. KSPZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRNO, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 6,001 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRNO, 24.7 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRNO 281155Z 28006KT 10SM CLR 02/M05 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP163 T00171050 10078 20017 51000 $
What changed at KRNO (nearest station)?
Since the 1055Z (3:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.
Current pilot readout for KSPZ
Based on the nearest station (KRNO), KSPZ is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 24. Density altitude is approximately 3,500 ft (field elevation 4,265 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 6,001 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 06 | 6,001 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KSPZ runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/246,001 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSPZWind
- 06
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 24
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSPZ weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KSPZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRNO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 55%
- 24
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)
TAF KRNO 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM282000 06005KT P6SM FEW250 FM290200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
KSPZ's AWOS-2 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KRNO, 25 nm away.
Wind is 31° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily 0700-1900 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Glider service · Flight instruction · Glider towing
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSPZ
- FAA LID
- SPZ
- City
- Silver Springs
- State
- Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,265 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4030, -119.2510
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,001 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-2, not in the national feed (using KRNO)
- TAF
- Nearest KRNO
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 12h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Silver Springs Airport (KSPZ)
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