Darrow Field (26NV) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:57 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNFL), 26NV is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Darrow Field in Fallon, NV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNFL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Darrow Field (26NV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fallon, NV at a field elevation of 3,965 ft. 26NV has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNFL, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,483 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNFL, 8 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 1°C (34°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNFL 280957Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP143 T00111028
What changed at KNFL (nearest station)?
Since the 0857Z (1:57 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0857Z (1:57 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 26NV
Based on the nearest station (KNFL), 26NV is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 3,100 ft (field elevation 3,965 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,483 ft | ASPH | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 34 | 2,483 ft | ASPH | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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26NV runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/342,483 × 25 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 26NVWind
- 16
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
26NV weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 26NV
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL2837 3841N 11715W 0712 F370 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3841N 11715W 071…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 26NV
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNFL reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 22,000 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 51%
- 34
- 49%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0706Z (12:06 AM PDT)
TAF KNFL 280706Z 2807/2907 VRB05KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3000INS FM281200 VRB06KT 9999 SCT120 SCT200 QNH3003INS FM281800 02006KT 9999 FEW120 SCT200 QNH2998INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2806 TIL 2813 TX15/2823Z TN00/2813Z FS30249
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Live crosswind meter
26NV has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNFL, 8 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 26NV
- City
- Fallon
- State
- Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,965 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4534, -118.8663
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,483 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNFL
- TAF
- Nearest KNFL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Darrow Field (26NV)
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