John Nichols Field Airport (0CL3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSDM), 0CL3 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 070° at 5 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near John Nichols Field Airport in Jamul, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSDM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
John Nichols Field Airport (0CL3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jamul, CA at a field elevation of 500 ft. 0CL3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSDM, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,036 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSDM, 5.8 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg.
METAR KSDM 281053Z AUTO 07005KT CLR 14/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01390128 $
What changed at KSDM (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (2:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0953Z (2:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 0CL3
Based on the nearest station (KSDM), 0CL3 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 070° at 5 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 500 ft). 0CL3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAN, about 16 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,036 ft | DIRT | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 27 | 2,036 ft | DIRT | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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0CL3 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 09/272,036 × 30 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0CL3Wind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
0CL3 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0CL3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSDM reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,400 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 53%
- 09
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
0CL3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSDM, 5.8 nm away.
Wind is 37° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 0800-SS local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0CL3
- City
- Jamul
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.6335, -116.8906
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,036 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSDM
- TAF
- Nearest KSAN
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for John Nichols Field Airport (0CL3)
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