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May 15, 2024

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CAUTION Glider Activity May - October
 Check FAA NOTAMS for TRK at: https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/
AVOID FLYING between 10 pm - 7 am. Please respect our neighbors.

Truckee Tower information Hotel 2050Z. 13005KT 10SM FEW085 26/M02 A3008 RMK TCU NE. Visual approach in use. Landing and departing runways 29 and 20. Taxiway Echo closed between taxiway Alpha and taxiway Quebec. Taxiway Foxtrot closed between taxiway Alpha and taxiway Quebec. Use caution for construction on the ramp. Use caution for glider operations in the vicinity of the airport. Noise abatement procedures in effect. Readback all runway assignments and hold short instructions. Advise on initial contact you have information Hotel.

KTRK 052050Z 15005KT 10SM FEW085 27/M02 A3008 RMK TCU NE

  • Elevation: 5,901 ft MSL
  • City: Truckee, California
  • Sectional Chart: San Francisco
  • Flight Service: Reno FSS
  • Fuel: 100LL, SAF JET A +Prist

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Recent Density Altitude: Approx. 8,600 ft MSL
(Calculated from last reported Metar)

  • Time: 2025.09.05 2050 UTC
  • Wind: from the SSE (150 degrees) at 6 MPH (5 KT)
  • Visibility: 10 mile(s)
  • Sky: Mostly Clear
  • Weather: Towering Cumulus Clouds Observed
  • Temperature: 80 F (27 C)
  • Dew Point: 28 F (-2 C)
  • Humidity: 14%
  • Pressure: 30.08 in. Hg (1018 hPa)

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