El Peco Ranch Airport (49CL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMAE), 49CL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near El Peco Ranch Airport in Madera, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMAE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
El Peco Ranch Airport (49CL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Madera, CA at a field elevation of 213 ft. 49CL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMAE, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMAE, 5.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMAE 280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00890078 FZRANO $
What changed at KMAE (nearest station)?
Since the 0855Z (1:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0855Z (1:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 49CL
Based on the nearest station (KMAE), 49CL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 213 ft). 49CL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAT, 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.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW | 3,000 ft | TRTD-DIRT | - | - |
| SE | 3,000 ft | TRTD-DIRT | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
49CL weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 49CL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMAE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NW/SE
- 100%
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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
- 49CL
- City
- Madera
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 213 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.9055, -120.1770
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMAE
- TAF
- Nearest KFAT
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for El Peco Ranch Airport (49CL)
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