US-2024 Weather Broken Bottles Airstrip

Minden, NevadaSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KMEV · 4 NM W · 23 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMEV

WIND

260@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

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.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 118° at 5 kt, gusting 7 kt, temperature 6.11C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 38F, 1% 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
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	38	S 13 kt	–	1%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	63/31	SW 17 kt	26 kt	0%	Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday	Sunny	62/31	S 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	61/35	SW 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	61/32	SW 9 kt	–	2%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	57/30	SW 13 kt	–	16%
Saturday	Slight Chance Light Snow	52/30	SW 4 kt	–	31%
Sunday	Chance Light Snow	49	W 4 kt	–	31%

Source: National Weather Service (office REV). Forecast issued 0118Z.

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

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for US-2024. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0106Z 6:06 PM

Sunrise

1419Z 7:19 AM

Loggable night

0133Z (6:33 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

Broken Bottles Airstrip is in Minden, Nevada. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

TypeSmall airport

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-2024

RegionNevada

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.0228, -119.6593

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2024 traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-21, 19 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.5

AVG OPS/DAY

3.5

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Other 75%Helicopter 25%

Mixed or uncategorized fleet.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›DUOD (Other) · ~5 landings/mo

›UH1 (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo

›AS31 (Other) · ~2 landings/mo

›VENT (Other) · ~2 landings/mo

›DG1T (Other) · ~0 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly other aircraft.

›DUOD (Other)

›UH1 (Helicopter)

›AS31 (Other)

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

US-2024 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMEV (4 NM W, VFR).

KMEV Minden-Tahoe Airport

4 NM W

VFR

KCXP Carson Airport

11 NM N

VFR

KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport

17 NM SW

VFR

KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport

29 NM NW

VFR

KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport

29 NM N

VFR

KNFL Fallon Naval Air Station

50 NM NE

VFR

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-2024 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-2024 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-2024. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-2024 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-2024. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2024?

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.