KTRK/TKF METAR & TAF Truckee Tahoe Airport

Truckee, CaliforniaElevation 5,900 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR12 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

210@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

6,325 ft

+425 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Lake Wind AdvisoryModerate · Expected · Likely

26 1100Z to 27 0100Z

Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph for Lake Tahoe, Donner Lake, and Prosser and Boca Reservoirs. Waves 2 to 4 feet on Lake Tahoe. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...From 4 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 0415Z (9:15 PM local) · 12 min old

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

WIND

210° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

9°C / 1°C

48°F / 34°F. 8°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.17 inHg

1021.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2320Z (4:20 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (5:00 PM local)

KTRK forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Worst period is 13Z to 17Z with VFR possible (GUST). Best period is 00Z to 01Z (VFR). Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

BKN20020,000 ft

VFR

0000Z5:00 PM0448Z9:48 PM0936Z2:36 AM1424Z7:24 AM1912Z12:12 PM0000Z5:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM FEW BKN SCT

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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 210° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 26F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

High density altitudeMETAR

Density altitude about 6,325 ft (field elevation 5,900 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Monday: winds up to 35 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	26	S 17 kt	–	1%
Monday	Sunny	52/18	SW 22 kt	35 kt	5%	Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday	Sunny	54/17	SW 13 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	56/20	W 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	52/19	SW 9 kt	–	8%
Friday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow	48/16	SW 13 kt	–	29%
Saturday	Chance Light Snow	45/17	SW 4 kt	–	34%
Sunday	Chance Light Snow	44	E 4 kt	–	31%

Source: National Weather Service (office REV). Forecast issued 0427Z.

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

2 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

210° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 206 kt headwind · no crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

calm

BEST

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

calm

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 7,001 ft

11/29

Dimensions

7,001 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 11120°T

REILYes

RWY 29300°T

02/20

Dimensions

4,654 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0230°T

RWY 20210°T

Displaced threshold115 ft

VGSIVASI (V2L)

Traffic patternRight

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

6,325 ft

Pressure altitude

5,650 ft

Field elevation

5,900 ft MSL

Temperature

9°C (48°F)

Dewpoint

1°C (34°F)

Altimeter

30.17 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

0108Z 6:08 PM

Sunrise

1421Z 7:21 AM

Loggable night

0135Z (6:35 PM local) → 1354Z (6:54 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0108Z (6:08 PM local) → 1421Z (7:21 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0208Z (7:08 PM local) → 1321Z (6:21 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

Truckee Tahoe Airport is in Truckee, California. Field elevation 5,900 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerROBB ETNYRE

Manager phone530-587-4119

AttendedNOV-FEB ALL, 0700–2000

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKTRK / TKF

SectionalSAN FRANCISCO

Center (ARTCC)OAKLAND

Flight service (AFSS)RENO

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.3186, -120.1406

Distance from city2 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

Traffic pattern alt1,100 ft MSL

CTAF120.575

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118

AWOS 3

AWOS

127.95

OAKLAND CNTR

CNTR

120.575

Truckee Traffic

CTAF

118.3

Ground (seasonal)

GND

120.575

Tower (seasonal)

TWR

122.8

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KTRK traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 37 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.1

AVG OPS/DAY

1.8

Operations trend (9 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 63%Jet 28%Other 6%Unknown 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C185 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C700 (Jet) · ~2 landings/mo

›E55P (Jet) · ~2 landings/mo

›PA25 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›T210 (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

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

20 NM E

VFR

KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport

20 NM NE

VFR

KMEV Minden-Tahoe Airport

26 NM SE

VFR

KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport

26 NM S

VFR

KBLU Blue Canyon Nyack Airport

27 NM W

VFR

KPVF Placerville Airport

46 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›SPECIAL HAZARD: MOUNTAINOUS TRRN SRNDS ARPT AND RWYS; EXPC WINDSHEAR AND DOWNDRAFTS.

›SUMMER DENSITY ALTS IN AFTNS FRQLY EXCEED 9000 FT.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

›ACFT CPBL OF OPERG ABV 80,000 LBS MUST SMT CERTIF TO AMGR VFYG ACFT OPERG WT IS LESS THAN 80,000 LBS.

›WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›UNUSBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.

›MOBILE FUEL AVBL 0700-1900; SELF-SERVE AVBL 0700-2000.

›JETA/SAF

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWY 11; MIRL RWY 2/20 & 11/29; VASI RWY 20 - CTAF.

›NO DE-ICE SER AVAIL INDEF

›ACFT & HEL NOISE ABATEMENT RULES IN EFCT. PLS AVOID FLT OVER RESIDENTIAL AREAS, N, W, & S; CTC ARPT NOISE ABATEMENT OFC 530-587-4119 EXT 106 OR CHECK ARPT WEBSITE FOR COPY OF PROCS & RULES PRIOR TO ARR OR DEP.

›RWY 20 & RWY 11 DIST-TO-GO MKRS INSTLD ON LEFT SIDE.

›GLDR OPNS NE OF ARPT MAY-SEP.

›ATNDNC HRS DRG PST.

›ATNDNC HRS DRG DST.

›GLDRS USE LEFT TFC RWY 20.

›CLSD TO ULTRALIGHT ACT EXC BY PRIOR PMSN.

›SIMUL OPS ON RWYS 11/29 AND 2/20 MAY-SEP.

›VOLUNTARY CURFEW: NO ENG STARTS ARR OR DEP EXC PPR OR LIFEGUARD/FIRE FIGHTING FLTS 2200-0700.

›PREF CALM WIND RWY USE RWY 02.

›NO ASR COVERAGE BLO 10,000 FT OVER KTRK

›COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -17C.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KTRK on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KTRK have a METAR?

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

Does KTRK have a TAF?

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

What is the field elevation at KTRK?

KTRK sits at 5,900 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KTRK?

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.