Machado Dusters Airport (CA05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNLC), CA05 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Machado Dusters Airport in Stratford, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNLC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Machado Dusters Airport (CA05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stratford, CA at a field elevation of 192 ft. CA05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNLC, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNLC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNLC, 12.4 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNLC 281156Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM 08/06 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T00780061 10133 20078 55002 $
What changed at KNLC (nearest station)?
Since the 1056Z (3:56 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for CA05
Based on the nearest station (KNLC), CA05 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 32. Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 192 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 2,600 ft | ASPH | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 14 | 2,600 ft | ASPH | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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CA05 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 14/322,600 × 60 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at CA05Wind
- 14
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 5 kt headwind · 2 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 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CA05 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 CA05
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNLC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 19,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 75%
- 14
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0700Z (12:00 AM PDT)
TAF COR KNLC 280700Z 2807/2907 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 SCT200 QNH2996INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2807 TIL 2813 TX21/2823Z TN07/2813Z COR 0753 FS30249
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Live crosswind meter
CA05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNLC, 12 nm away.
Wind is 25° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CA05
- City
- Stratford
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 192 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.1602, -119.8130
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNLC
- TAF
- Nearest KNLC
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 12h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Machado Dusters Airport (CA05)
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