// Station · 8m ago
KMEV
Minden-Tahoe Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 4,722 FT
39.0003°N / 119.7510°W
LOCATION · Minden, US
WIND
230°4 kt
KMEV · 4,722 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW120
T / Td
30 / 10
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KMEV 142255Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM FEW120 30/10 A3017 RMK AO2
KMEV · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
230°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
16
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
7,399'
34
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
7,399'
12
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
5,299'
30
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
5,299'
12G
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
2,050'
30G
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
2,050'
Pattern altitude: 5,722 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +24°C
7,300FT
+2,578 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,722 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+24°C
PRESSURE ALT4,468 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMMH
(Mammoth Yosemite Airport, Mammoth Lakes, elev 7,135 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+73%
-51%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+51%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-22%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:46ZSUNRISE
20:05ZSOLAR NOON
03:25ZSUNSET
03:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:57Z (4h 53m)
DAY LENGTH14h 39m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:54Z
MOONSET03:34Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCXP
VFR
Carson Airport · Carson City
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT090
- DIST
- 12 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
KTVL
VFR
Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN085
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KTRK
VFR
→
LIFR
12Z
Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN070
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KRNO
VFR
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno
- WIND
- 290° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN120
- DIST
- 30 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
KBLU
VFR
Blue Canyon Nyack Airport · Emigrant Gap
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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