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Blech Ranch Airport (0CA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPRB), 0CA9 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Blech Ranch Airport in Shandon, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPRB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Blech Ranch Airport (0CA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shandon, CA at a field elevation of 1,140 ft. 0CA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPRB, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,300 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (11:53 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPRB, 14.9 nm away.

Wind
VRB 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPRB 281853Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01720083

What changed at KPRB (nearest station)?

Since the 1753Z (10:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.05 → 30.03 inHg.
  • Temperature up 4°C.

Current pilot readout for 0CA9

Based on the nearest station (KPRB), 0CA9 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 1,140 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.

Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16--
34--

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0CA9 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.

  • Runway 16/34
    3,300 × 60 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 0CA9
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

0CA9 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 0CA9

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1706Z (10:06 AM PDT) · 42 NM S of 0CA9 · 3,800 ft MSL · BE9L
Show raw report
SMX UA /OV SMX/TM 1706/FL038/TP BE9L/SK BKN031-TOP038
SMX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SMXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1706Reported at 17:06 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN031-TOP038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1601Z (9:01 AM PDT) · 52 NM NE of 0CA9 · 38,000 ft MSL · B38M
Show raw report
VIS UA /OV TTE276022 /TM 1601 /FL380 /TP B38M /SK SCT-BKN380-TOP390 /TA M63 /WV 25034KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
VIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTE276022Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1601Reported at 16:01 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT-BKN380-TOP390Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M63Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 25034KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 0CA9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPRB reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 7%IFR 2%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 4/20 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 21

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

16
61%
34
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (10:20 AM PDT)

TAF KPRB 281720Z 2818/2918 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM282000 10008KT P6SM SCT250 FM290400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250

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Live crosswind meter

0CA9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPRB, 15 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Blech Ranch Airport (0CA9)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
0CA9
City
Shandon
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
1,140 ft
Coordinates
35.5928, -120.3381
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPRB
TAF
Nearest KPRB
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
5h 51m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Blech Ranch Airport (0CA9)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Blech Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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