Fort Bidwell Airport (A28) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:12 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLKV), A28 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 100 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Fort Bidwell Airport in Fort Bidwell, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLKV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fort Bidwell Airport (A28) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Bidwell, CA at a field elevation of 4,616 ft. A28 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLKV, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,660 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLMT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLKV, 20.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 1/4 statute mile, broken clouds at 100 ft, overcast at 600 ft, temperature -6°C (21°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 100 ft.
SPECI KLKV 281212Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FZFG BKN001 OVC006 M06/M06 A3008 RMK AO2 FZRANO
What changed at KLKV (nearest station)?
Since the 1203Z (5:03 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1203Z (5:03 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for A28
Based on the nearest station (KLKV), A28 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 100 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 4,616 ft). A28 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLMT, about 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3,660 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
| 34 | 3,660 ft | GRVL-G | - | - |
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A28 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 16/343,660 × 50 ft · GRVL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at A28Wind
- 16
- no steady wind
- 34
- no steady wind
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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 7→0 kt, ceiling 4,300 ft → 100 ft.
A28 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 A28
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLKV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 38 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 73%
- 16
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
A28 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLKV, 21 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 5,416 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- A28
- City
- Fort Bidwell
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,616 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.8763, -120.1470
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,660 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLKV
- TAF
- Nearest KLMT
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 12h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fort Bidwell Airport (A28)
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