Mc Cloud Airstrip (CA11) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KO86), CA11 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mc Cloud Airstrip in Mc Cloud, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KO86): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mc Cloud Airstrip (CA11) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mc Cloud, CA at a field elevation of 5,909 ft. CA11 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KO86, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,032 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KO86, 31.2 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KO86 281155Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR M01/M01 A3009 RMK A01
What changed at KO86 (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (4:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (4:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for CA11
Based on the nearest station (KO86), CA11 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 5,200 ft (field elevation 5,909 ft). CA11 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDD, about 47 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 1,032 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 15 | 1,032 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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CA11 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 15/331,032 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at CA11Wind
- 15
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 1 kt headwind · 5 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 0→5 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → unlimited.
CA11 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 CA11
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KO86 reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 12 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,200 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 75%
- 15
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
CA11 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KO86, 31 nm away.
Wind is 74° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near CA11
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near CA11.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CA11
- City
- Mc Cloud
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,909 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.2732, -122.1220
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,032 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KO86
- TAF
- Nearest KRDD
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 4m
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