Holiday Ranch Airport (27CA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:50 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVCV), 27CA is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Holiday Ranch Airport in Apple Valley, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVCV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Holiday Ranch Airport (27CA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Apple Valley, CA at a field elevation of 3,260 ft. 27CA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVCV, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, 16/34), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVCV, 15.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVCV 281150Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3000 RMK AO2
What changed at KVCV (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (4:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (4:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 27CA
Based on the nearest station (KVCV), 27CA is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 3,350 ft (field elevation 3,260 ft). 27CA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAG, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,900 ft | DIRT | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 25 | 2,600 ft | DIRT | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 07 | 2,600 ft | DIRT | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 34 | 2,900 ft | DIRT | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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27CA runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 07/252,600 × 80 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 27CAWind
- 07
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/342,900 × 80 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 27CAWind
- 16
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
27CA 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 27CA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVCV reported mostly VFR across 67 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 56%
- 07
- 17%
- 34
- 14%
- 25
- 13%
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Live crosswind meter
27CA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVCV, 15 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 27CA
- City
- Apple Valley
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,260 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.5611, -117.0810
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVCV
- TAF
- Nearest KDAG
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 12h 54m
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