Creech Air Force Base

Creech Air Force Base is a United States Air Force command and control facility in used "to engage in daily Overseas Contingency Operations …of remotely piloted aircraft systems which fly missions across the globe." In addition…
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: US Air Force base near Indian Springs, Nevada, United States
  • Also known as: “Creech AFB”, “INS”, and “KINS”
  • Historically known as: “Indian Springs AF Aux Field”, “Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Field”, “Indian Springs Air Force Base”, “Indian Springs Airport”, and “Indian Springs Army Airfield”
  • Address: Bldg 3 1st Street, Creech AFB, NV 89018

Places of Interest

Highlights include Indian Springs Pass.

Mountain saddle
, is a mountain pass 40-mi northwest of Las Vegas in northwest , . The pass is in a region of converging landforms of various watersheds, valleys, and mountain ranges; specifically it lies on the north perimeter of the Ivanpah-Pahrump Watershed-.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Indian Springs.

Village
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place located on U.S. Route 95 next to Creech Air Force Base in northwestern and southern . The population was 912 at the 2020 census.

Creech Air Force Base

Latitude
36.58896° or 36° 35′ 20″ north
Longitude
-115.67954° or 115° 40′ 46″ west
Elevation
3,133 feet (955 metres)
Operator
United States Air Force
IATA airport code
INS
ICAO airport code
KINS
FAA airport code
INS
Open location code
8586H8QC+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 274446470
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6298456
Wiki­data ID
Q1658047
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tajik—“Creech Air Force Base” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Base de la Força Aèria de Creech”
  • Chinese: “克里奇空军基地”
  • Chinese: “克里奇空軍基地”
  • Czech: “Creech Air Force Base”
  • Czech: “Creechova letecká základna”
  • Czech: “Letecká základna Creech”
  • Dutch: “Creech Air Force Base”
  • French: “base aérienne de Creech”
  • French: “Base aérienne de Creech”
  • French: “INS”
  • Indonesian: “INS”
  • Indonesian: “KINS”
  • Italian: “Creech Air Force Base”
  • Japanese: “クリーチ空軍基地”
  • Korean: “크리치 공군 기지”
  • Korean: “크리치 공군기지”
  • Navajo: “Tó Háálį́įdi siláołtsooí bichidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Creech Air Force Base”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Creech flystasjon”
  • Norwegian: “Creech Air Force Base”
  • Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی کریچ”
  • Russian: “Крич”
  • Spanish: “Base de Creech de la Fuerza Aérea”
  • Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aerea de Creech”
  • Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aérea de Creech”
  • Swedish: “Creech Air Force Base”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво крич”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Крич”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fire Station (North Side) and Creech Air Force Base Fire Station (south side).

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