Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV)

Minden, US 🇺🇸 Small Airport

ICAO

KMEV

IATA

MEV

Elevation

4722 ft

Region

US-NV

Local Time

Airport Information

GPS Code: KMEV

Local Code: MEV

Location: 39.000301° N, -119.751° E

Continent: North America

Type: Small Airport

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The Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV/MEV) is a publicly-owned general aviation airport located approximately four miles north of Minden, Nevada, in Douglas County,. It does not accommodate commercial air carrier service.

Location: 1146 Airport Road, Minden, Nevada, at an elevation of 4,723.6 feet.
Runways: The airport has two asphalt runways: 16/34 (7,399 by 100 ft) and 12/30 (5,299 by 75 ft). It also features a dirt glider runway (12G/30G) of 2,050 by 60 ft.
Uses: It serves as a premier general aviation airport for the Lake Tahoe Region and Carson Valley. It is world-famous for glider activity due to its location adjacent to the Sierra Mountains. The airport also supports flight training and is home to the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center and a regional firefighting air tanker base,.
History: Founded as the Carson Valley Airport during World War II, construction began in July 1942 and was completed in October 1942. It was initially envisioned as a military air base but was used as a military training facility.

*Sources researched: mindentahoeairport.com, en.wikipedia.org, airnav.com, pilotplanet.com*

Last updated: 1 weeks ago

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Designation	Length	Width	Surface	Status
`12G/30G`	2050 ft	60 ft	DIRT-G	Active
`12/30`	5299 ft	75 ft	ASPH-G	Active
`16/34`	7399 ft	100 ft	ASP	Active Lighted

Type	Description	Frequency
A/D	RENO APP/DEP	`119.2 MHz`
AWOS	AWOS 3	`119.325 MHz`
UNIC	CTAF/UNICOM	`122.8 MHz`

Ident	Name	Type	Frequency

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