Airports / Nevada / MEV
Minden-Tahoe Airport
KMEV / MEVMinden, NevadaELEV 4,722 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 28
Nevada airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 51 Google ratings — ranked against 28 rated NV fields.
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Carson Airport (CSN) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV / MEV) sits in Minden, Nevada, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 4,722 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
For charter flyers, MEV is a home base: AirTahoe LLC operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Carson Airport (CSN, 12 nm), Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL, 13 nm), and Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF, 26 nm).
Trip costs from MEV are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MEV to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KMEV
IATA
MEV
FAA / Local
MEV
Elevation
4,722 ft
Coordinates
39.0003° N · 119.7510° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NV fields
state range 1,870–6,259 ft
At 4,722 ft, MEV sits higher than 70% of the 30 Nevada fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 12nmCSNCarson AirportCarson City
- 13nmTVLLake Tahoe AirportSouth Lake Tahoe
- 26nmTKFTruckee Tahoe AirportTruckee
- 30nmRNOReno Tahoe International AirportReno
- 55nmNFLFallon Naval Air StationFallon
- 77nmMHRSacramento Mather AirportSacramento
Location
Open the full mapKMEV · Minden-Tahoe Airport · Minden, NV
From the ramp
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