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KTVL — Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe, CA · field elevation 6,268 ft · NON-ATCT
KTVL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KTVL 111153Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01170033 10167 20111 57003
- Wind
- from 190° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.26 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,931 ft · pressure altitude 5,928 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 3 kt head | — |
| 36 | 3 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KTVL 111120Z 1112/1212 VRB02KT P6SM FEW150 FM111900 20010G19KT P6SM FEW080 SCT150 FM120200 19002KT P6SM FEW180
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.89389, -119.99533
- Elevation
- 6,268 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1310Z / 0300Z
- Magnetic variation
- 16° (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
- 3 approaches — DD, LDA, RNAV (GPS)
- 2 departures published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- 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
- 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.