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Class E (sfc)

Minden-Tahoe Airport

ID KMEV FAA MEV Elev 4,722 ft Lat 39° 0.02' N Lon 119° 45.06' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KMEV

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Runways at KMEV

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,399 ft. Max gradient: 0.55%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 180° 7,399 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
34 360° 7,399 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
12 135° 5,299 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.41%
30 315° 5,299 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.41%
12G 2,050 ft 60 ft DIRT-G No 0.41%
30G 2,050 ft 60 ft DIRT-G No 0.41%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

3 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.325
  • A/D RENO APP/DEP 119.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KMEV, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

4 matched · 35 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and 34; VASI Rwy 16 and 34; HIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and 34; VASI Rwy 16 and 34; HIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 16–34: H7399X100 (ASPH) S–50, D–75 PCR 40 F/C/X/T HIRL R…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 34: REIL. VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 31´. RWY 12–30: H5299X75…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and 34; VASI Rwy 16 and 34; HIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 16 and 34; VASI Rwy 16 and 34; HIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1600–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1600–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (35 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·404 NEVADA MINA (3Q0) 0 SE UTC–8(–7DT) N38º22.79´ W118º05.81´ 4557 NOTAM FILE RNO RWY 13–31: 4600X165 (DIRT) 0.3% up SE
  • ·Wild horses, burros, and big horn sheep in arpt environment.
  • ·Remote controlled acft invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 has uncontrolled vehicle access.
  • ·Ultralights on and invof arpt.
  • ·Mountains 1 mile E of fld.
  • ·Rwy 13 and Rwy 31 thld marked with white tires.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 has 2´ berms on both sides full length of rwy.
  • ·Twy to off rwy parking area blocked by 3 ft high cattle guard rails that could damage low wing acft.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 775-573-2214
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Oakland ARTCC at 510-745-3380.
  • ·MINA N38º33.92´ W118º01.97´ NOTAM FILE RNO.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 115.1 MVA Chan 98 251º 28.2 NM to Hawthorne Industrial. 7860/17E.
  • ·RWY 12G–30G: 2050X60 (DIRT) 0.6% up SE
  • ·Noise abatement proc in efct—775–782–9871.
  • ·Glider, ultralight, skydiving, sailplane and balloon act on and invof arpt.
  • ·Mowers invof arpt and rwys.
  • ·Snow removal durg dalgt only.
  • ·Emerg aft 0100Z‡—775–782–5126.
  • ·Rwy 30G thr mkd with orange and white panels.
  • ·Trees 1,440´ from apch end Rwy 12.
  • ·Ditch in obstacle free zone adjacent SW end Twy C.
  • ·Men and equipment occasionally on rwys and twys.
  • ·Skydiving act on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 30G lndg only; Rwy 12G tkof and lndg NA.
  • ·Sailplane pattern right tfc Rwy 30 and Rwy 34.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Glider/Soaring Activities Around the Reno–Tahoe International Airport.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 775-782-9871
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.325 (775) 782–6264.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®NORCAL APP/DEP CON 119.2 CLNC DEL 133.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-6874.

+ 5 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KMEV — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KMEV

106 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 52 most recent.

Total events

74

since 1982

Fatal

14

18.9% of total

Last 5 years

8

≈ 1.6/yr

Last 10 years

21

≈ 2.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 90,920 ops in 2024

2024 total

90,920

10-yr total

862,688

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

24.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.61

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=21

  • Loss of control 6
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Other 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=105

  • Other 57
  • Loss of control 9
  • Stall / spin 8
  • Gear-up landing 6
  • Hard landing 4
  • Ground collision 4
  • Undershoot / overshoot 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-02-06 Cessna 172S · CFIT · VMC · day
2010-04-30 Cessna 170A · Gear-up · VMC · day
2024-09-16 Globe Swift,TEXTRON AVIATION Cessna GC-1B,T206H · Midair / near-midair · day
2024-08-20 Lockwood Air Cam · Other · VMC · day
2024-08-09 BURKHART GROB FLUGZEUGBAU G103 TWIN ASTIR · Ground collision · VMC · day
2024-08-05 Piper PA-34-220T · Gear-up · VMC · day
2023-06-03 LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK · Loss of control · VMC · day
2023-05-27 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day
2021-05-30 Cessna R182 · Loss of control · day
2021-05-18 Cessna 182P · Weather · day
2020-11-02 American Legend AL-3 Cub · Loss of control · VMC · day
2020-10-06 Schleicher ASK21 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day
2020-06-21 Aerospatiale SA342J · Engine failure · VMC · day
2020-02-14 Mooney M20K · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2019-05-05 Beech 35 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2019-01-29 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day
2018-02-19 Piper PA34 · Weather IMC · VMC · day
2017-08-20 Bell 206 · Other · VMC · day
2017-03-11 DAVIS FRANK R XENOS MOTORGLIDER · Loss of control · VMC · day
2016-09-25 Brm Aero BRISTELL S · Loss of control · VMC · day
2016-08-07 AMS FLIGHT CARAT A · CFIT · VMC · day
2016-07-17 Luscombe 8A · Gear-up · VMC · day
2016-05-27 HOWELL BOB HOWELL SPECIAL · Ground collision · VMC · day
2013-03-12 Piper PA-24-400 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2011-02-05 Piper PA-28-181 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2010-08-22 Burkhart Grob G-103A · Hard landing · VMC · day
2008-05-02 Rockwell 690C · Gear-up · day
2007-05-20 SIAI-Marchetti FN-333 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2007-05-10 Burkhart Grob G103 Twin II · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2007-04-29 Burkhart Grob G102 CLUB ASTIR IIIB · Under/overshoot · VMC · day
2006-12-27 Burkhart Grob G-103A · Other · day
2006-09-12 Burkhart Grob G-103A Twin II Acro · Under/overshoot · VMC · day
2006-05-30 Hunter Comp Air 6 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2006-04-29 Schempp-Hirth Discus B · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2005-12-07 North American P-51D · Runway excursion · VMC · day
2005-08-29 Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir IIIB · Other · VMC · day
2004-07-24 Aviat A-1B · Other · day
2004-07-23 Beech 95-B55 · Gear-up · day
2004-06-02 Cessna A188A · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2004-04-18 Piper PA-22-150 · CFIT · day
2004-01-25 Piper PA-28-180C · Other · day
2003-05-26 PZL-Bielsko SZD-50-3 · Weather · VMC · day
2001-07-25 Cessna TU-206F · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk
2001-07-16 Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II · Hard landing · day
2000-07-08 Stinson 108-2 · Other · VMC · day
2000-05-21 Issoire-Aviation PIK-30 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day
1999-12-03 Robinson R22 MARINER II · Ground collision · VMC · day
1999-06-13 AB SPORTINE AVIACIJA GENESIS 2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1999-01-01 Avions Max Holste MH 1521 BROUSSARD · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1997-09-09 Bell 206B · Hard landing · VMC · day
1996-03-14 Burkhart Grob G102 · Other · VMC · day
1995-08-06 Beech V35B · Other · VMC · day

+ 54 more on file

DPEs near KMEV

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Howard William Wolvington Genoa NV 4 nm
Paul David Hamilton Carson City NV 12 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 12 nm
David Michael Tranquilla Truckee CA 29 nm
Daniel Alan Britson Reno NV 33 nm
Mark William Montague Reno NV 33 nm
Randy Ostman Reno NV 33 nm
Robert Michael Larkin Reno NV 33 nm
Zachry Glass Reno NV 33 nm
James Duvall Iii Silver Springs NV 34 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KMEV

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffery Donald Higgins Minden NV 2 nm
Fred Joseph Ordway Jr Minden NV 2 nm
Russell Elson Smith Minden NV 2 nm
Jeffrey Alan Warneke Minden NV 2 nm
Russell Thayer Weil Minden NV 2 nm
Steven Edward Eibner Minden NV 2 nm
Steven Richard Accinelli Minden NV 2 nm
Peter Scott Onorato Minden NV 2 nm
David Roger Allen Minden NV 2 nm
Christopher Eugene Barbera Minden NV 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KMEV

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
William Ronald Kyle Minden NV 2 nm
Paul Victor Leveque Minden NV 2 nm
Jon David Monti Minden NV 2 nm
Russell Thayer Weil Minden NV 2 nm
Robert Anthony Lloyd Minden NV 2 nm
Michael Brush Houser Minden NV 2 nm
Mario William Filice Minden NV 2 nm
Jeffery Thomas Crozier Minden NV 2 nm
Barry Christian Bangert Minden NV 2 nm
Walter Mitchell Bonesteel Minden NV 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KMEV

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
0 nm
Chaparral Avionics, Inc
Carson City, NV
12 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
62 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
66 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
75 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
78 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
79 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
86 nm
Stockton Propeller, Inc
Stockton, CA
93 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
97 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.