Faber Vineyards Airport (12CA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSCK), 12CA is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Faber Vineyards Airport in Lodi, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSCK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Faber Vineyards Airport (12CA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lodi, CA at a field elevation of 70 ft. 12CA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSCK, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSCK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSCK, 13.4 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSCK 281355Z 24003KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T00610061 $
What changed at KSCK (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (5:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1255Z (5:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 12CA
Based on the nearest station (KSCK), 12CA is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 1,800 ft | TRTD-DIRT | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 07 | 1,800 ft | TRTD-DIRT | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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12CA 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 07/251,800 × 100 ft · TRTD-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 12CAWind
- 07
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 3 kt headwind · 1 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.
12CA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 12CA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSCK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 84%
- 07
- 16%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)
TAF KSCK 281120Z 2812/2912 30007KT P6SM FEW250 FM281300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 TEMPO 2813/2816 6SM BR SCT045 FM281800 31007KT P6SM FEW250 FM290200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
12CA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSCK, 13 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 12CA
- City
- Lodi
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 70 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.1096, -121.1690
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSCK
- TAF
- Nearest KSCK
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Faber Vineyards Airport (12CA)
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