KMEV/MEV METAR & TAF Minden-Tahoe Airport

Minden, NevadaElevation 4,722 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR9 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

100@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

4,682 ft

-40 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Lake Wind AdvisoryModerate · Expected · Likely

26 1700Z to 27 0100Z

Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph for Washoe Lake. * WHERE...Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft.

Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0655Z (11:55 PM local) · 9 min old

KMEV is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

100° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

7°C / 2°C

45°F / 36°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.12 inHg

1020 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM local) · valid to 0600Z (11:00 PM local)

KMEV forecast starts VFR at 06Z. Worst period is 18Z to 22Z with VFR possible (GUST). Best period is 06Z to 09Z (VFR). Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

BKN20020,000 ft

VFR

0600Z11:00 PM1048Z3:48 AM1536Z8:36 AM2024Z1:24 PM0112Z6:12 PM0600Z11:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT BKN FEW

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FAA: no delays reported at MEV.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 100° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday mostly sunny, high near 65F, low near 27F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Monday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Mostly Sunny	65/27	S 13 kt	26 kt	0%	Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday	Sunny	64/24	W 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	64/28	0 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	64/36	SW 4 kt	–	2%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	59/32	SW 9 kt	–	13%
Saturday	Chance Light Rain	55/30	SW 4 kt	–	36%
Sunday	Chance Light Rain	52	NE 4 kt	–	31%

Source: National Weather Service (office REV). Forecast issued 0704Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

100° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 125 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

12G

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

30G

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 7,399 ft

16/34

Dimensions

7,399 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 16180°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4R)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 34360°T

REILYes

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

12/30

Dimensions

5,299 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

RWY 12135°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 30315°T

Traffic patternLeft

12G/30G

Dimensions

2,050 x 60 ft

Surface

Dirt (fair)

RWY 12G135°T

RWY 30G315°T

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

4,682 ft

Pressure altitude

4,522 ft

Field elevation

4,722 ft MSL

Temperature

7°C (45°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.12 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0106Z 6:06 PM

Sunrise

1419Z 7:19 AM

Loggable night

0134Z (6:34 PM local) → 1352Z (6:52 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1419Z (7:19 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1319Z (6:19 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Minden-Tahoe Airport is in Minden, Nevada. Field elevation 4,722 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerHEATHER MACDONNELL

Manager phone775-782-9871

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0730–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMEV / MEV

SectionalSAN FRANCISCO

Center (ARTCC)OAKLAND

Flight service (AFSS)RENO

RegionNevada

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.0003, -119.7510

Distance from city4 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF123.050

UNICOM123.050

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.2

RENO APP/DEP

A/D

119.325

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.050

CTAF

123.050

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMEV traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

14.4

AVG OPS/DAY

23.9

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Unknown 32%Piston single 31%Other 14%Jet 11%Helicopter 6%Turboprop 5%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C182 (Piston single) · ~38 landings/mo

›PA25 (Unknown) · ~27 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~13 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~10 landings/mo

›VENT (Other) · ~9 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C182 (Piston single)

›PA25 (Unknown)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›AS29 (Other)

›RS20 (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KCXP Carson Airport

12 NM N

VFR

KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport

13 NM SW

VFR

KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport

26 NM NW

VFR

KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport

30 NM N

VFR

KBLU Blue Canyon Nyack Airport

48 NM W

VFR

KPVF Placerville Airport

50 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - 775-782-9871.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; VASI RWY 16 & 34; HIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.

›THR MKD WITH ORANGE & WHITE PANELS.

›PCR VALUE: 40/F/C/X/T

›PCR VALUE: 10/F/C/X/T

›SAILPLANE PAT RT TFC.

›RWY 30G LNDG ONLY; RWY 12G TKOF & LNDG NA.

›FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-6874.

›MOWERS INVOF ARPT & RWYS.

›GLIDER, ULTRALIGHT, SKYDIVING, SAILPLANE AND BALLOON ACT ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›EMERG AFT 1700 - 775-782-5126.

›TREES 1,440 FT FROM APCH END RY 12. DITCH IN OBSTACLE FREE ZONE ADJ SW END TWY C. MEN & EQUIPMENT OCCASIONLY ON RWYS AND TWYS.

›SNOW REMOVAL DURG DALGT ONLY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KMEV on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMEV have a METAR?

Yes. KMEV has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KMEV have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KMEV; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KMEV?

KMEV sits at 4,722 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMEV?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.