Silver Springs Airport


Silver Springs Airport is two miles southwest of Silver Springs, in Lyon County, Nevada. It is owned by Lyon County and leased to Silver Springs Airport, LLC.
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is SPZ to the FAA and has no IATA code.

History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Churchill Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military training flights. It closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration.

Facilities

Silver Springs Airport covers at an elevation of. Its single runway, 6/24, is.
For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2007, the airport had 4,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 333 per month. 14 aircraft were based at this airport, 50% single-engine and 50% ultralight.
The airport started improvements in 2016, including jet fuel support.