Eagle Ridge Ranch Airport (6CA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCPU), 6CA6 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Eagle Ridge Ranch Airport in Railroad Flat, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCPU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Eagle Ridge Ranch Airport (6CA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Railroad Flat, CA at a field elevation of 2,870 ft. 6CA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCPU, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCPU, 13.6 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCPU 281915Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3003 RMK AO2 T01750056
What changed at KCPU (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6CA6
Based on the nearest station (KCPU), 6CA6 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 3,700 ft (field elevation 2,870 ft). 6CA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVL, about 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 4,000 ft | ASPH-GRVL | 1 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 08 | 4,000 ft | ASPH-GRVL | 1 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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6CA6 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 08/264,000 × 33 ft · ASPH-GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6CA6Wind
- 08
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 1 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 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6CA6 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 6CA6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCPU reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 73%
- 08
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
6CA6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCPU, 14 nm away.
Wind is 74° off runway 26, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6CA6
- City
- Railroad Flat
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,870 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.3277, -120.4770
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCPU
- TAF
- Nearest KTVL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 47m
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