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US-2248 Weather Bald Mountain (High Boy) Airstrip

Wellington, NevadaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMEV · 15 NM NW · 21 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
100@8
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 current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 33F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tonight: winds up to 35 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 33 SW 22 kt 35 kt 0% Strong winds in the forecast
Monday Sunny 46/27 SW 26 kt 43 kt 0%
Tuesday Sunny 45/26 SW 17 kt 26 kt 0%
Wednesday Sunny 45/30 SW 13 kt – 0%
Thursday Partly Sunny 44/27 SW 9 kt – 2%
Friday Mostly Sunny 40/25 SW 13 kt – 14%
Saturday Slight Chance Light Snow 34/24 SW 4 kt – 46%
Sunday Chance Light Snow 31 W 4 kt – 48%

Source: National Weather Service (office REV). Forecast issued 0256Z.

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-2248. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0106Z 6:06 PM
Sunrise
1418Z 7:18 AM
Loggable night
0133Z (6:33 PM local) → 1351Z (6:51 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1418Z (7:18 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1318Z (6:18 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

Bald Mountain (High Boy) Airstrip is in Wellington, Nevada. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2248
RegionNevada
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.8111, -119.5329
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2248 traffic patterns

2026-06-14 to 2026-10-15, 8 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Other 100%

Mixed or uncategorized fleet.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›VENT (Other) · ~3 landings/mo
›DUOD (Other) · ~2 landings/mo
›AS31 (Other) · ~0 landings/mo
›B407 (Helicopter) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›VENT (Other)
›DUOD (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-2248 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMEV (15 NM NW, VFR).

KMEV Minden-Tahoe Airport
15 NM NW
VFR
KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport
22 NM W
VFR
KCXP Carson Airport
25 NM N
VFR
KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport
42 NM NW
VFR
KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport
43 NM N
VFR
KHTH Hawthorne Industrial Airport
45 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2248 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2248 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2248. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2248 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2248. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2248?
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.