Flying Pear Ranch Airport (62CL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTSP), 62CL is currently LIFR with winds from 320° at 3 knots, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Flying Pear Ranch Airport in Caliente, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTSP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying Pear Ranch Airport (62CL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Caliente, CA at a field elevation of 3,485 ft. 62CL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTSP, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBFL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTSP, 16.6 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (320°) at 3 kt, visibility 2.5 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KTSP 281155Z AUTO 32003KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC002 06/06 A3002 RMK AO2
What changed at KTSP (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (4:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility improved from 2.5 SM to 3 SM.
Current pilot readout for 62CL
Based on the nearest station (KTSP), 62CL is currently LIFR with winds from 320° at 3 knots, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 3,100 ft (field elevation 3,485 ft). 62CL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFL, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 3,750 ft | DIRT | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 07 | 3,750 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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62CL 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 07/253,750 × 50 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 62CLWind
- 07
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 25
- 2 kt headwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 300 ft.
62CL 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 62CL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTSP reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 55%
- 07
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
62CL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTSP, 17 nm away.
Wind is 56° off runway 25, 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
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 62CL
- City
- Caliente
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,485 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.4072, -118.5011
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,750 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTSP
- TAF
- Nearest KBFL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 12h 47m
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