Sweetwater (USMC) Airport (NV72) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:15 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHTH), NV72 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sweetwater (USMC) Airport in Wellington, NV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHTH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sweetwater (USMC) Airport (NV72) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wellington, NV at a field elevation of 6,837 ft. NV72 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHTH, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,700 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHTH, 27.5 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHTH 281815Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A3010 RMK A01
What changed at KHTH (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (10:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1755Z (10:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NV72
Based on the nearest station (KHTH), NV72 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 7,650 ft (field elevation 6,837 ft). NV72 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMEV, about 39 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 3,700 ft | GRE | 4 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 18 | 3,700 ft | GRE | 4 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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NV72 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 18/363,700 × 60 ft · GRECurrent useno stated-runway source at NV72Wind
- 18
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
NV72 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 NV72
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHTH reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 54%
- 18
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
NV72 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHTH, 28 nm away.
Wind is 26° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NV72
- City
- Wellington
- State
- Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6,837 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5098, -119.2170
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHTH
- TAF
- Nearest KMEV
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 6h 31m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sweetwater (USMC) Airport (NV72)
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