Creekside Airport (5CL8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:54 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBFL), 5CL8 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Creekside Airport in Arvin, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBFL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Creekside Airport (5CL8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Arvin, CA at a field elevation of 335 ft. 5CL8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBFL, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBFL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBFL, 16.8 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KBFL 281254Z 14005KT 4SM BR CLR 11/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01060089
What changed at KBFL (nearest station)?
Since the 1154Z (4:54 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 5CL8
Based on the nearest station (KBFL), 5CL8 is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 335 ft). 5CL8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFL, about 17 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 | 2,000 ft | TRTD | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 34 | 2,000 ft | TRTD | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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5CL8 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 16/342,000 × 100 ft · TRTDCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5CL8Wind
- 16
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 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 22 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5CL8 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5CL8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ONT UA /OV ONT260003/TM 1300/FL020/TP B737/RM BASE013 TOPS020
ONT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ONT260003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.RM BASE013 TOPS020Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5CL8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBFL reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 78%
- 16
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
5CL8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBFL, 17 nm away.
Wind is 34° 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5CL8
- City
- Arvin
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 335 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.1761, -118.9230
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBFL
- TAF
- Nearest KBFL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 13m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Bear Mountain Flyers Inc - Leon Robinson Field at Arvin Landfill , Arvin, CA · 2 mi
- Greenfield Flyers - Wekerle Field , Bakersfield, CA · 6 mi
- Southern San Joaquin Soaring Society - General Shafter School , Bakersfield, CA · 7 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Creekside Airport (5CL8)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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