# Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV / KMEV)

**Minden-Tahoe Airport** (IATA: MEV, ICAO: KMEV) is a small airport in Minden, Nevada, United States. It opened in Dec 1942. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,399 ft (2,255 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmev

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MEV / KMEV
- FAA: MEV
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Minden, Nevada, United States
- Opened: Dec 1942
- Elevation: 4,724 ft / 1,440 m
- Coordinates: 39.0003, -119.7510
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 7,399 ft / 2,255 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://mindentahoeairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minden%E2%80%93Tahoe_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3565039
- Weather station: KMEV
- Ident: KMEV

## Timeline

- Dec 1942: Minden-Tahoe Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 7,399 ft / 2,255 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 12/30 | 5,299 ft / 1,615 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° |  |
| 12G/30G | 2,050 ft / 625 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Dirt | 135° / 315° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/09430AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,399 ft / 2,255 m | =3,178 of 29,858 | =700 in North America | =523 in US |
| Elevation | 4,724 ft / 1,440 m | #2,408 of 43,403 | #1,287 in North America | #1,012 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | RENO APP/DEP | 119.200 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 119.325 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmev/data