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KTVL — Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe, CA · field elevation 6,268 ft · NON-ATCT
KTVL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KTVL 100153Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP248 T00721028
- Wind
- from 190° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint -3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.28 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,372 ft · pressure altitude 5,908 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 4 kt head | — |
| 36 | 4 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 6,500–6,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KTVL 092320Z 1000/1024 19008G16KT P6SM BKN200 FM100100 19004KT P6SM SCT240
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.89389, -119.99533
- Elevation
- 6,268 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1437Z / 0050Z
- Magnetic variation
- 16°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- San Francisco
- County
- El Dorado, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KTVL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 8,541 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.85
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LDA, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KMEV Minden-Tahoe13 nm
- KCXP Carson City22 nm
- KTRK Truckee-Tahoe26 nm
- KPVF Placerville37 nm
- KRNO Reno/Tahoe Intl38 nm
- KBLU Blue Canyon - Nyack40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KTVL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other California airports
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
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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.