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Pilot information for Lake Tahoe Airport

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General information for Lake Tahoe Airport

Airport codes: TVL KTVL
Type: regional airport
Scheduled airline service: no
Serves: South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Latitude: 38.893902 | 38 53.634109 N | N38 53 38
Longitude: -119.995003 | 119 59.700165 W | W119 59 42
Field elevation: 6,264 ft/1,909 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 14.4°E

Radio communication frequencies for Lake Tahoe Airport

ASOS: 124.725 MHz
CNTR: 127.95 MHz (OAKLAND CNTR)
CTAF: 122.95 MHz
RDO: 122.25 MHz (RENO RDO)
UNIC: 122.95 MHz (UNICOM)

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Runways at Lake Tahoe Airport

18/36
8,544 x 150 ft (2,604 x 46 m) — paved — lighted— threshold 36 displaced 2,037 ft (621 m)

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Aviation weather for Lake Tahoe Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Lake Tahoe Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/27 04:53: 

KTVL 270453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 03/00 A3007

Forecast (TAF) for Lake Tahoe Airport

Retrieved 2012/05/26 00:33: 

TAF KTVL 262327Z 2700/2724 20008KT P6SM VCSH FEW035 BKN060 
     FM270200 19004KT P6SM SCT060 
     FM271900 02007KT P6SM FEW050

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Lake Tahoe Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 2/3665: Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) 
!FDC 2/3665 TVL FI/T ODP LAKE TAHOE, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA.
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND (OBSTACLE) DEPARTURE PROCEDURES...
     TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS: RWY 18, STANDARD. W/MINIMUM CLIMB OF 832 FT
     PER NM TO 11500, OR 1700 - 3 W/MINIMUM CLIMB OF 715 FT PER NM 
     TO 11500, 6200-6 FOR CLIMB IN VISUAL CONDITIONS. 
     RWY 36, 300 - 2 OR STANDARD W/MINIMUM OF 215 FT PER NM TO 6500,
     ALTERNATIVELY, WITH STANDARD TAKEOFF MINIMUMS AND A NORMAL 
     200 FT PER NM CLIMB GRADIENT TAKEOFF MUST OCCUR NO LATER THAN 
     1400 FT PRIOR TO DER, 6200-6 FOR CLIMB IN VISUAL CONDITIONS.
     DEPARTURE PROCEDURE: RWY 18, CLIMB HEADING 177 DEGREES TO 7900
     THEN CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO INTERCEPT SWR R-133 TO SWR 
     VOR/DME ...
     RWY 36, CLIMB HEADING 357 DEGREES TO INTERCEPT SWR R-113 TO SWR
     VOR/DME ...
     ... THEN PROCEED ON COURSE.
     RWY 18,36, FOR CLIMB IN VISUAL CONDITIONS: REMAIN WITH-IN 3NM,
     CROSS SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT AT OR ABOVE 12400 MSL THEN 
     PROCEED ON  SWR R-127 TO SWR VOR/DME, INFORM ATC WHEN VCOA WILL
     BE FLOWN.
     ALL OTHER DATA REMAINS AS PUBLISHED.
CREATED: 23 May 2012 15:25:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/6865: Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) 
!FDC 1/6865 TVL FI/T IAP LAKE TAHOE, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA.
   LDA/DME 2 RWY 18, AMDT 1B...
   LDA/DME 1 RWY 18, AMDT 7B...
     S-18 VIS 6 ALL CATS.
     CIRCLING VIS 6 ALL CATS.
     FLY VISUAL 172 DEGREES - 4.5 NM.
CREATED: 22 Nov 2011 16:16:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/6864: Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) 
!FDC 1/6864 TVL FI/T IAP LAKE TAHOE, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA.
   GPS RWY 18, ORIG-A...
     S-18 VIS 4 ALL CATS. CIRCLING VIS 4 ALL CATS. FLY VISUAL 172
     DEGREES - 2.7 NM.
CREATED: 22 Nov 2011 16:15:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX