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US-2246 Weather Antelope Landing Strip

Wellington, NevadaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHTH · 31 NM E · 22 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 · KHTH
WIND
170@3
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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 149° at 6 kt, temperature 7.78C. 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 37F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 37 S 13 kt 22 kt 0%
Monday Sunny 53/33 SW 17 kt 30 kt 0% Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday Sunny 52/31 W 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 52/36 W 4 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny 50/31 SW 9 kt – 3%
Friday Mostly Sunny 45/29 SW 13 kt – 15%
Saturday Slight Chance Light Snow 40/28 SW 4 kt – 28%
Sunday Chance Light Snow 37 W 4 kt – 33%

Source: National Weather Service (office REV). Forecast issued 0356Z.

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-2246. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0105Z 6:05 PM
Sunrise
1417Z 7:17 AM
Loggable night
0132Z (6:32 PM local) → 1350Z (6:50 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0105Z (6:05 PM local) → 1417Z (7:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0205Z (7:05 PM local) → 1317Z (6:17 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

Antelope Landing Strip is in Wellington, Nevada. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2246
RegionNevada
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.5715, -119.2961
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2246 traffic patterns

2026-07-11 to 2026-08-10, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.7
AVG OPS/DAY
2.3
Activity trend over 3 days: falling, from 4 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Other 100%

Mixed or uncategorized fleet.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›VENT (Other) · ~1 landings/mo
›DUOD (Other) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›VENT (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-2246 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHTH (31 NM E, VFR).

KHTH Hawthorne Industrial Airport
31 NM E
VFR
KMEV Minden-Tahoe Airport
33 NM NW
VFR
KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport
38 NM NW
VFR
KCXP Carson Airport
43 NM NW
VFR
KNFL Fallon Naval Air Station
58 NM NE
VFR
KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport
60 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2246 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2246 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2246. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2246 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2246. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2246?
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.