Fallon, Nevada
NAS Fallon Crashpad — TDY lodging that feels like home
Looking for a NAS Fallon crashpad? Fallon, Nevada is where the Navy sends every carrier air wing to sharpen up before deployment and where TOPGUN lives, so the town's few hotel rooms and the on-base Navy Gateway Inns & Suites fill fast every time a det rolls in. A furnished crashpad at or below the government rate gives you a real kitchen, a quiet room and no nightly checkout-and-hope routine for a stay that runs weeks, not days.
Mission
Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) — the Navy's center of excellence for strike warfare and air combat tactics, host to TOPGUN and every carrier air wing's pre-deployment Air Wing Fallon detachment
Host units
Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) — TOPGUN, TOPDOME, SEAWOLF, HAVOC and the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program · Fighter Squadron Composite 13 (VFC-13) 'Saints' — adversary F-5N/F · Strike Fighter Squadron 127 (VFA-127) — adversary support, permanently based · Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 303 (CBMU 303) and the Fallon Range Training Complex
Commute
From most of Fallon's neighborhoods it is a 10-15 minute drive south on US-95 to Pasture Road and the Main Gate; from Fernley add about 30 minutes on US-50A, and from Reno-Sparks figure about an hour on I-80 and US-50A.
Homes near the gate
Crashpads serving NAS Fallon
1 fully furnished property positioned for the NAS Fallon commute.
Why stay in a crashpad near NAS Fallon?
NAS Fallon sits about seven miles southeast of town in the high desert of Churchill County, and its Fallon Range Training Complex is the Navy's premier integrated strike warfare range. The Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center runs TOPGUN and the other weapons schools here, and carrier air wings cycle through on back-to-back detachments that bring an entire wing of aircrew and maintainers into a town of under 10,000 people. That tempo is why lodging is tight: NGIS is heavily booked during air wing dets, Fallon has only a handful of hotels, and the next options are Fernley about 30 minutes west or Reno-Sparks about an hour away. Most people here are on TDY for three weeks to several months, which is exactly the kind of stay where a hotel gets old. A crashpad gives you a furnished bedroom, full kitchen, laundry and parking at a flat rate within per diem, usually close enough to reach the Main Gate in minutes.
Who we host at NAS Fallon
- Carrier air wing squadrons on their 3-5 week Air Wing Fallon detachment before deployment — hundreds of aircrew and maintainers at a time
- TOPGUN, SEAWOLF, TOPDOME and HAVOC students and the instructors who rotate through NAWDC courses
- Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, intel and battle-management personnel supporting integrated strike training on the Fallon ranges
- Marine Corps, Air Force and allied aircrews flying joint exercises out of the Fallon Range Training Complex
- Contractors, range technicians, Seabees and inspectors supporting the ranges, simulators and ongoing base construction
Per diem, DTS, and your wallet
Every NAS Fallon stay is priced at or below the Fallon government lodging rate. You'll receive itemized, DTS-ready receipts for your travel voucher — for a typical TDY that means zero out-of-pocket lodging cost. Read the full breakdown in our TDY per diem guide, or run your own numbers: the per diem calculator use the same rates DTS does. PCSing here instead? Check BAH for NAS Fallon.
Local intel
NAS Fallon crashpad FAQs
Is there enough lodging in Fallon during an air wing det?
Not usually. Navy Gateway Inns & Suites on base is heavily booked whenever a carrier air wing is in, and Fallon's hotel inventory is small. Book NGIS as early as you have orders, get a non-availability number if they cannot house you, and line up an off-base crashpad or hotel in Fallon or Fernley before you travel.
What is the per diem rate for Fallon, Nevada?
Fallon and Churchill County are not a listed GSA locality, so the FY2026 standard CONUS rate applies: $110 per night for lodging and $68 per day for M&IE. Reno-Sparks is a separate locality with its own higher rate, so per diem depends on where your orders send you, not where you sleep.
How far is NAS Fallon from the airport?
Reno-Tahoe International (RNO) is the closest commercial airport, roughly 65-70 miles and about 75-90 minutes west via I-80 and US-50A. There is no base shuttle, so plan on a rental car or a ride from your sponsor or squadron.
Mission-ready lodging
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