KMEV — Minden-Tahoe
Minden, NV · field elevation 4,724 ft · NON-ATCT
KMEV current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMEV 111155Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A3013 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 110° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,338 ft · pressure altitude 4,514 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 110° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 12G | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 16 | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 34 | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 30 | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 30G | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest 11 nm. Last image 25 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMEV 111120Z 1112/1212 12003KT P6SM FEW250 FM112000 27016G25KT P6SM SCT100 BKN180 FM120400 12004KT P6SM FEW200
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.00050, -119.75111
- Elevation
- 4,724 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1309Z / 0259Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- San Francisco
- County
- Douglas, NV
Airport diagram
Everything else KMEV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 7,399 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 5,299 | 75 | ASPH | — |
| 12G/30G | 2,050 | 60 | DIRT | — |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 133.25
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 119.2
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KRTS Reno/Stead40 nm
- KBLU Blue Canyon - Nyack48 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMEV airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Nevada airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.