Kelly Airport (51CA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KL35), 51CA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kelly Airport in Lucerne Valley, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KL35): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kelly Airport (51CA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lucerne Valley, CA at a field elevation of 2,806 ft. 51CA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KL35, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,010 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KL35, 15.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -3°C (27°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KL35 281455Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR M03/M08 A3012 RMK AO2 T10281084 52006 $
Current pilot readout for 51CA
Based on the nearest station (KL35), 51CA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 2,806 ft). 51CA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAG, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3,010 ft | DIRT | - | - |
| 30 | 3,010 ft | DIRT | - | - |
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51CA 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 12/303,010 × 100 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 51CAWind
- 12
- no steady wind
- 30
- no steady wind
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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.
51CA 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 51CA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 70%
- 30
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
51CA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KL35, 15 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 51CA
- City
- Lucerne Valley
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,806 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.4236, -116.6170
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,010 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KL35
- TAF
- Nearest KDAG
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kelly Airport (51CA)
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