Hart Mine Airport (9CL4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:54 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIFP), 9CL4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hart Mine Airport in Ivanpah, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIFP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hart Mine Airport (9CL4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ivanpah, CA at a field elevation of 4,620 ft. 9CL4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIFP, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (E, N, S, W), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIFP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIFP, 32.1 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIFP 281554Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A2996
What changed at KIFP (nearest station)?
Since the 1447Z (7:47 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.93 → 29.96 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 9CL4
Based on the nearest station (KIFP), 9CL4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 6,150 ft (field elevation 4,620 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 3,000 ft | DIRT | - | - |
| N | 3,000 ft | DIRT | - | - |
| S | 3,000 ft | DIRT | - | - |
| W | 3,000 ft | DIRT | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9CL4 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 9CL4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIFP reported mostly VFR across 53 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/N/S/W
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)
TAF KIFP 281120Z 2812/2912 16005KT P6SM FEW250 FM281900 19010G18KT P6SM BKN250 FM290200 20007KT P6SM BKN250 FM290600 16005KT P6SM BKN250
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9CL4
- City
- Ivanpah
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,620 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.2872, -115.1944
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIFP
- TAF
- Nearest KIFP
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 8h 24m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Hart Mine Airport (9CL4)
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