// Station · 19m ago

KMEV

Minden-Tahoe Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 10 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.17 inHg

ELEV 4,722 FT

39.0003°N / 119.7510°W

LOCATION · Minden, US

WIND

160°10 kt

KMEV · 4,722 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/10G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT120

T / Td

28 / 11

ALTIM

30.17"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/10 kt, gusting 15. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KMEV 142335Z AUTO 16010G15KT 10SM SCT120 28/11 A3017 RMK AO2

KMEV · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 160° at 10 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 10 ktG15

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

160°10G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

16★ HDG 160° H10 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 7,399'

12 HDG 120° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT 5,299'

12G HDG 120° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT 2,050'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

30 HDG 300° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT —

30G HDG 300° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T10 kt X0 kt — —

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 +22°C

7,100FT

+2,378 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,722 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+22°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

+71%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,863 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:46ZSUNRISE

20:05ZSOLAR NOON

03:25ZSUNSET

03:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:57Z (4h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 39m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:55Z MOONSET03:35Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KCXP

VFR

Carson Airport · Carson City

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 12 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KTVL

VFR

Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KTRK

VFR → LIFR 12Z

Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee

WIND: 260° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

KRNO

VFR

Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno

WIND: 290° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 30 NM N
AGE: 59m ago

KBLU

VFR

Blue Canyon Nyack Airport · Emigrant Gap

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 48 NM W
AGE: 2m ago

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