KMEV · Minden-Tahoe Airport

MINDEN, NEVADA · SMALL AIRPORT

4,722

Elevation ft

Runways

7,399

Longest ft · 16/34

39.00N

119.75W

Minden-Tahoe Airport serves Minden, Nevada at 4,722 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 7,399 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	7,399 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	5,299 × 75 ft	asphalt (good)	unlit
12G/30G	2,050 × 60 ft	dirt (good)	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,722 ft is about 6°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 6°C)	4,722 ft	3,359 ft	2,608 ft	3,912 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,922 ft	3,593 ft	2,735 ft	4,102 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,122 ft	3,827 ft	2,861 ft	4,292 ft
35°C afternoon	8,255 ft	4,048 ft	2,981 ft	4,471 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 7,399 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,471 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMEV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCXP Carson Airport	12 nm N	6,101 ft
KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport	13 nm SW	8,541 ft
KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport	26 nm NW	7,001 ft
O43 Yerington Municipal Airport	28 nm E	5,800 ft
KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport	30 nm N	11,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMEV

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMEV, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMEV or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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