Naval Air Station Fallon Van Voorhis Field
Aerial view of NAS Fallon, 1988
IATA: NFL – ICAO: KNFL – FAA LID: NFL
Summary
Airport type		Military: Naval Air Station
Owner		United States Navy
Location		Churchill County, near Fallon, Nevada
Built		June 10, 1944
In use		Active
Commander		Captain Michael H. Glaser
Elevation AMSL		3,934 ft / 1,199 m
Coordinates		39°25′30″N 118°42′10″W / 39.425°N 118.70278°W / 39.425; -118.70278Coordinates: 39°25′30″N 118°42′10″W / 39.425°N 118.70278°W / 39.425; -118.70278
Website		www.cnic.navy.mil/fallon/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
7/25	7,004	2,135	PEM
13L/31R	11,077	3,376	Concrete
13R/31L	14,003	4,268	PEM
Source: FAA and official website

Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon (IATA: NFL, ICAO: KNFL, FAA LID: NFL) is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon in western Nevada in the United States. Since 1996, it has been home to the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), and the surrounding area contains 84,000 acres (340 km²) of bombing and electronic warfare ranges. It is also home to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC), which includes TOPGUN, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (TOPDOME) and the Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School. Navy SEAL Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training also takes place here.

The base is named Van Voorhis Field in honor of Lieutenant Bruce Van Voorhis (1908-1943) who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor

History

The airfield at NAS Fallon was originally built in 1942 as part of a defensive network to repel a hypothetical Japanese invasion of the west coast. It was soon taken over by the Navy for training use and has been used as such ever since with the exception of the period of 1946 to 1951, during which it was used by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. On January 1, 1972, the Navy recognized NAS Fallon's importance to naval aviation by upgrading the base to a major command. While NAS Fallon provides training for visiting Carrier air wings, the Strike Fighter Squadron 127 (VFA-127), the "Desert Bogeys", was the air station's only permanently based squadron from October 1987 until it was disestablished on March 23, 1996.

The Navy relocated its Navy Fighter Weapons School, or TOPGUN, from NAS Miramar to NAS Fallon in 1996, following the transfer of NAS Miramar to the Marine Corps and its redesignation as MCAS Miramar. This move resulted in the construction of a new ramp, hangars and academic buildings. The new command, the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC), was established on July 11, 1996 and was a unification of TOPGUN, Strike University (Strike U), the Naval Strike Warfare Center, and TOPDOME, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School. In addition to transferring the NSAWC squadron, a Navy Reserve adversary squadron, Fighter Squadron Composite THIRTEEN (VFC-13), the "Saints," was also permanently relocated from its former base at NAS Miramar to NAS Fallon. As a result, VFC-13 replaced the disestablished VFA-127 in the fighter adversary role.

Associated bombing ranges checker the surrounding Lahontan Valley and Dixie Valley, which is the next valley to the east. Dixie Valley also contains a simulated air defense network, including approximately 20 operational radar installations. Many demilitarized armored vehicles, including some exotics, have been scattered throughout the area, presumably for ambiance. Most of this area is publicly accessible, with the exception of areas immediately surrounding the radar installations.

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Runway Information

Runway 07/25

Runway 13L/31R

Runway 13R/31L

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• A-GEAR: E-28(B) APCH END RWY 31R NML DERIGGED.
• TFC PAT: ALL ACFT ACTIVATE LDG/TAXI LGT WHILE ON APCH. REDUCED RWY SEPARATION STD IN EFF FOR USN/USMC ACFT. INITIAL ALL RWY 7600'; OVERHEAD BREAK 5500'; NO OVERHEAD FOR RWY 07; PAT ALT 5000'. DUE EXTV TFC, ACFT REQ PRACTICE APCH EXP LEN DELAYS.
• NS ABTMT: WHEN DEP RWY 31L TURN RGT, HDG 040‘, OVER DEP END. ALL ACFT CTC ODO, DSN 890-2419/2458, C775-426-2419/2458, PRIOR TO FILING VFR, FOR NOISE SENSITIVE AREA BRIEFING.
• MISC: BASE OPS DSN 890-2419/2458, C775-426-2419/2458. LOGISTICS ACFT EXP ASR/PAR APCH.
• MISC: SKED OF FRTC AIRSPACE OUTSIDE OF PUBL AIRFIELD HRS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AFTER APVL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE NAS FALLON OPS OFFICER TO EXTN/MOD PUBL AIRFIELD HRS.
• JASU: 1(GTC-85) 1(NCPP-105) 2(NC-8A).
• FUEL - 4 HR PN RQR FOR ACFT REQ HOT REFUL. J8.
• FLUID: SP LOX.
• TRAN ALERT: NO TRAN MAINT/HGR SPACE OR DE-ICE AVBL.
• SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
• RSTD - PPR 24 HR IN ADVANCE FOR TRAN SVC EXC MEDEVAC, SAR, DEPLOYED SQUADRONS/CVW OR SKED LOGISTICS FLT. PPR VALID ONLY 4 HR BYD ETA UNLESS RESKED, DSN 890-3415/3479, C775-426-3415/3479.
• CAUTION - RWY 13R CNTRLINE OPR ONLY DUE FOD HAZ. RADAR TWR 1.1 NM SW OF CTL TWR 167' AGL. LARGE MULTI-ENG ACFT FULL STOP/TOUCH AND GO LAND PAST E-28 A-GEAR AT APCH ENDS. TWY C, S APN TO APCH END RWY 25 VARIES IN WIDTH TAPERING TO 50' WIDE E OF RWY 13R-31L. TWY D, S APN TO APCH END RWY 07, 50' WIDE.
• CAUTION: EXTV BIRD ACT WITHIN APRX 15 NM OF ARPT FR SFC TO APRX 3000' AGL. GENERAL AVN ACFT OPR FR FALLON MUNI ARPT 5 NM NNW.

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General Info
Country	United States
State	NEVADA
FAA ID	NFL
Latitude	39-24-59.707N
Longitude	118-42-03.532W
Elevation	3934 feet
Near City	FALLON

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