Wallom Field (8CA8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSCK), 8CA8 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wallom Field in Lodi, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSCK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wallom Field (8CA8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lodi, CA at a field elevation of 56 ft. 8CA8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSCK, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,488 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSCK, 10.6 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSCK 281155Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T00720072 10122 20067 51000 $
What changed at KSCK (nearest station)?
Since the 1055Z (3:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1055Z (3:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8CA8
Based on the nearest station (KSCK), 8CA8 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,488 ft | ASPH | 0 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 35 | 3,488 ft | ASPH | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
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8CA8 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 17/353,488 × 50 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8CA8Wind
- 17
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8CA8 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 8CA8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSCK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 76%
- 17
- 24%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)
TAF KSCK 281120Z 2812/2912 30007KT P6SM FEW250 FM281300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 TEMPO 2813/2816 6SM BR SCT045 FM281800 31007KT P6SM FEW250 FM290200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
8CA8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSCK, 11 nm away.
Wind is 89° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 8CA8
- City
- Lodi
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.0674, -121.2080
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,488 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSCK
- TAF
- Nearest KSCK
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 12h 55m
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