Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Silver Springs (KSPZ) radio calls
Silver Springs, NVICAO KSPZ · FAA SPZ
Silver Springs is a non-towered airport in Silver Springs, NV. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Silver Springs Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Navy Fallon Approach on 120.85, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.
Frequencies
| CTAFSilver Springs Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureNavy Fallon Approach | 120.85 |
Airport
- Runways
- 06 · 24
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 24
- Elevation
- 4,265 ft
- Position
- 39.403, -119.251
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KSPZ
Silver Springs has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.9, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 06; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.
The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.
- Tune 122.9. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
- YouSilver Springs traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero six, Silver Springs.
- YouSilver Springs traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero six, departing the pattern to the north, Silver Springs.
- Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
- YouSilver Springs traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Silver Springs, Silver Springs.
- YouSilver Springs traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero six, full stop, Silver Springs.
- YouSilver Springs traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero six, Silver Springs.
- YouSilver Springs traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero six, full stop, Silver Springs.
- YouSilver Springs traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero six, Silver Springs.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Navy Fallon Approach on 120.85 once clear of the pattern: identification, type, position, altitude, destination, "request VFR flight following" (AIM 4-1-18 a 3). Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1).
Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →
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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Sep 3, 2026. Training use only. Always verify against a current Chart Supplement and sectional chart before flight; frequencies change. TowerTalk is not affiliated with the FAA. Report a discrepancy.
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