Bottimore Ranch Airport (65CN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMHR), 65CN is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bottimore Ranch Airport in Galt, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMHR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bottimore Ranch Airport (65CN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Galt, CA at a field elevation of 70 ft. 65CN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMHR, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMHR, 15.3 nm away.
Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (69°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMHR 282115Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A2996 RMK AO2 T02040057
What changed at KMHR (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (1:55 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.98 → 29.96 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 65CN
Based on the nearest station (KMHR), 65CN is currently VFR with winds from 340° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,900 ft | TREATED | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| W | 2,900 ft | TREATED | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
65CN weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 65CN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PVF UA /OV HNW118008 /TM 1927 /FL190 /TP B38M /SK SKC /TA M16 /WV 28522KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
PVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HNW118008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M16Outside air temperature, °C.WV 28522KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 65CN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMHR reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1727Z (10:27 AM PDT)
TAF KMHR 281727Z 2818/2918 35004KT P6SM FEW250 FM290100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 65CN
- City
- Galt
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 70 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.3034, -121.2509
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMHR
- TAF
- Nearest KSAC
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 3h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bottimore Ranch Airport (65CN)
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