FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MEV |
| Lat/Long: | 39-00-03.3000N / 119-45-06.9000W
39-00.055000N / 119-45.115000W
39.0009167 / -119.7519167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4722 ft. / 1439.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of MINDEN, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 89423 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MEV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 VASI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.325 (775-782-6264) |
| RENO APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| RENO DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CXP (12 nm N): | 119.925 (775-884-4708) |
| WX ASOS at TVL (13 nm SW): | 124.725 (530-541-5739) |
- FOR CD/P CALL RENO APCH CTL ON (775) 348-8840.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SWRr098/26.4 | | SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
| FMGr172/32.1 | | MUSTANG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 7400 x 100 ft. / 2256 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 39-00.688645N | | 38-59.469893N |
| Longitude: | 119-45.118692W | | 119-45.112955W |
| Elevation: | 4707.6 ft. | | 4717.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 180 true | | 345 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5300 x 75 ft. / 1615 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 39-00.329257N | | 38-59.714362N |
| Longitude: | 119-45.512577W | | 119-44.718735W |
| Elevation: | 4700.4 ft. | | 4722.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 135 true | | 300 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 28 ft. pole, 734 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 12G/30G
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 60 ft. / 671 x 18 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 30G THRESHOLD MARKED WITH ORANGE AND WHITE PANELS. |
| RUNWAY 12G | | RUNWAY 30G |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 135 true | | 300 magnetic, 315 true |
| Obstructions: | 2 ft. brush, 66 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DOUGLAS COUNTY
P O BOX 218
MINDEN, NV 89423
Phone 775-782-9871 |
| Manager: | JIM BRASWELL
PO BOX 218
MINDEN, NV 89423
Phone 775-782-9871 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 312 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 178 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Jet airplanes: | | 15 | | Helicopters: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 80 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 218/day * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 44% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR NOISE ABATEMENT DEP RY 34 TURN A HEADING OF 320 BEFORE CROSSING JOHNSON LANE-AVOID RESIDENTIAL AREAS N OF AIRPORT, DEP RY 16 (SOUTHBOUND)-STRAIGHT OUT, (NORTHBOUND)- RIGHT DOWNWIND OVER HWY 395, AVOID FLYING OVER RESIDENTIAL AREAS SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. AVOID STRAIGHT-IN APCHS ALL RYS. |
| - | SAILPLANE TFC PAT RYS 30 & 34 RIGHT TFC. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT AND BALLOON ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR EMERGENCIES AFTER 1600 HRS CTC 775-782-9911. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL DURG DALGT HRS ONLY. |
| - | RY 30G LDGS ONLY; NO TKOF OR LDGS RY 12G. |
| - | DEER & FLOCKS OF LARGE BIRDS ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
| - | GLIDER ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS-A | |
download (547KB) |
| GPS-B | |
download (431KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| MINDEN ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (121KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTVL - Lake Tahoe Airport (13 nm SW)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (26 nm NW)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (30 nm N)
4SD - Reno/Stead Airport (40 nm N)
KPVF - Placerville Airport (50 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Pilot Getaways magazine
www.pilotgetaways.com/
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 03:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 03:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 11:03:37 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 17-May-2008 04:03:37 |
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| METAR |
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KTVL
13nm SW | 171053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00560033
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KTRK
25nm NW | 171050Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV005 04/04 A3040 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KTVL
13nm SW | 170532Z 170606 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM2000 04006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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