Mapes Ranch Airport (5CL3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:15 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTCY), 5CL3 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Mapes Ranch Airport in Modesto, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTCY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mapes Ranch Airport (5CL3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Modesto, CA at a field elevation of 34 ft. 5CL3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTCY, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMOD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTCY, 11.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,400 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,400 ft.
METAR KTCY 281315Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM OVC034 12/06 A3001 RMK A01
What changed at KTCY (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 5CL3
Based on the nearest station (KTCY), 5CL3 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 29. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 34 ft). 5CL3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMOD, about 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 1,800 ft | DIRT | 6 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 11 | 1,800 ft | DIRT | 6 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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5CL3 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 11/291,800 × 125 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5CL3Wind
- 11
- 6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 29
- 6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 9→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,400 ft.
5CL3 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 5CL3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTCY reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,400 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 29
- 86%
- 11
- 14%
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Live crosswind meter
5CL3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTCY, 12 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 29, 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
- 5CL3
- City
- Modesto
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 34 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.6680, -121.1990
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTCY
- TAF
- Nearest KMOD
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 52m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mapes Ranch Airport (5CL3)
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