Moller Airport (8CL6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOVE), 8CL6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Moller Airport in Maxwell, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOVE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Moller Airport (8CL6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maxwell, CA at a field elevation of 85 ft. 8CL6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOVE, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBAB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOVE, 28.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOVE 281153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 T00610039 10117 20061 58002
What changed at KOVE (nearest station)?
Since the 1053Z (3:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1053Z (3:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8CL6
Based on the nearest station (KOVE), 8CL6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,100 ft (field elevation 85 ft). 8CL6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBAB, about 36 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1,700 ft | ASPH-DIRT | - | - |
| S | 1,700 ft | ASPH-DIRT | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8CL6 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 8CL6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOVE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8CL6
- City
- Maxwell
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 85 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.2885, -122.1890
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOVE
- TAF
- Nearest KBAB
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 6m
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