// Station · 11m ago
KMEV
Minden-Tahoe Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 9 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 19°C / -3°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 4,722 FT
39.0003°N / 119.7510°W
LOCATION · Minden, US
WIND
290°9 kt
KMEV · 4,722 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/9G16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
19 / -3
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 290°/9 kt, gusting 16. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KMEV 301915Z AUTO 29009G16KT 10SM CLR 19/M03 A3011 RMK AO2
KMEV · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 290° at 9 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 290° @ 9 ktG16
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
290°9G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,299'
30G
HDG 300°
H9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
2,050'
34
HDG 340°
H6 kt
X7 kt LEFT
7,399'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
16
HDG 160°
T6 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
12
HDG 120°
T9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
12G
HDG 120°
T9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +13°C
6,100FT
+1,378 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV4,722 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT4,530 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K05U
(Eureka Airport, Eureka, elev 5,954 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+61%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:37ZSUNRISE
19:58ZSOLAR NOON
03:18ZSUNSET
03:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 52m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:49Z (8h 23m)
DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE00:04Z
MOONSET14:44Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCXP
VFR
Carson Airport · Carson City
- WIND
- 230° / 5 ktG11
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KTVL
VFR
Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT055
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 33m ago
KTRK
VFR
Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT055
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 38m ago
KRNO
VFR
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 30 NM N
- AGE
- 31m ago
KBLU
VFR
Blue Canyon Nyack Airport · Emigrant Gap
- WIND
- 220° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT023
- DIST
- 48 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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