Dos Palos Airport (28CA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMCE), 28CA is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dos Palos Airport in Dos Palos, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMCE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dos Palos Airport (28CA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dos Palos, CA at a field elevation of 118 ft. 28CA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMCE, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,210 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMCE, 20 nm away.
Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMCE 281053Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T00890072
What changed at KMCE (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (2:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for 28CA
Based on the nearest station (KMCE), 28CA is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31FAV | 2,210 ft | DIRT-G | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 13 | 2,210 ft | DIRT-G | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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28CA 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 13/312,210 × 60 ft · DIRT-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 28CAWind
- 13
- 4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 31
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
28CA 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 28CA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMCE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 86%
- 13
- 14%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KMCE 280520Z 2806/2906 33005KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
28CA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMCE, 20 nm away.
Wind is 5° off runway 31, 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
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat 0800-1200 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Pattern altitude
- 918 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 28CA
- City
- Dos Palos
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 118 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.9640, -120.6299
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,210 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMCE
- TAF
- Nearest KMCE
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dos Palos Airport (28CA)
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