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Lake California Air Park (68CA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRDD), 68CA is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lake California Air Park in Cottonwood, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRDD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lake California Air Park (68CA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cottonwood, CA at a field elevation of 615 ft. 68CA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRDD, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRDD, 9.6 nm away.

Wind
330° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.02"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRDD 280853Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01110028 51001 $

What changed at KRDD (nearest station)?

Since the 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 68CA

Based on the nearest station (KRDD), 68CA is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 615 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
32FAV4 kt head2 kt left
145 kt tail1 kt right

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68CA 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.

  • Runway 14/32
    3,000 × 75 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 68CA
    Wind
    14
    5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    32
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0132610Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

68CA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 68CA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRDD reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 5%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 16

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

32
73%
14
27%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0530Z (10:30 PM PDT)

TAF KRDD 280530Z 2806/2906 34006KT P6SM SCT250 FM281700 35008KT P6SM SKC FM282200 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

68CA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRDD, 9.6 nm away.

N32145 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lake California Air Park (68CA)
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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
68CA
City
Cottonwood
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
615 ft
Coordinates
40.3611, -122.2160
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRDD
TAF
Nearest KRDD
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
15h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lake California Air Park (68CA)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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