Desert Air Sky Ranch Airport (63CA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:52 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTRM), 63CA is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Desert Air Sky Ranch Airport in North Shore, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTRM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Desert Air Sky Ranch Airport (63CA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around North Shore, CA at a field elevation of 0 ft. 63CA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTRM, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTRM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTRM, 16.8 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTRM 280852Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR A2987 RMK AO2 SLPNO 6//// 50000 PWINO PNO $
What changed at KTRM (nearest station)?
Since the 0752Z (12:52 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0752Z (12:52 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 63CA
Based on the nearest station (KTRM), 63CA is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 3,000 ft | DIRT | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 28 | 3,000 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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63CA 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 10/283,000 × 100 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 63CAWind
- 10
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 2 kt tailwind · 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 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
63CA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
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 63CA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTRM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 60%
- 10
- 40%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0522Z (10:22 PM PDT)
TAF KTRM 280522Z 2806/2906 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
63CA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTRM, 17 nm away.
Wind is 43° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 63CA
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 63CA.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 63CA
- City
- North Shore
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.4811, -115.8740
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTRM
- TAF
- Nearest KTRM
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Desert Air Sky Ranch Airport (63CA)
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