Bauer Airport (61CA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:54 AM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KNXP), 61CA is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bauer Airport in Twentynine Palms, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNXP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bauer Airport (61CA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Twentynine Palms, CA at a field elevation of 1,950 ft. 61CA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNXP, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPSP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNXP, 8.7 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (320°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNXP 271454Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 13/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01280022 53006 $
What changed at KNXP (nearest station)?
Since the 1254Z (5:54 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.07 → 30.09 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 61CA
Based on the nearest station (KNXP), 61CA is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,950 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 1,300 ft | DIRT | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 08 | 1,300 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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61CA 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 08/261,300 × 80 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 61CAWind
- 08
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 3 kt headwind · 4 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 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
61CA 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 61CA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SNA UA /OV SNA/TM 1409/FL030/TP B737/SK BKN017-TOP025/RM DURC
SNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SNALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN017-TOP025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 61CA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNXP reported mostly VFR across 21 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 69%
- 08
- 31%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0800Z (1:00 AM PDT)
TAF KNXP 270800Z 2708/2814 VRB04KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS FM272100 20007KT 9999 SKC QNH3001INS FM280500 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS TX27/2723Z TN12/2713Z
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Live crosswind meter
61CA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNXP, 8.7 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 26, 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
- 61CA
- City
- Twentynine Palms
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,950 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.1747, -116.0670
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNXP
- TAF
- Nearest KPSP
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 21m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Bauer Airport (61CA)
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