San Rafael Airport (CA35) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDVO), CA35 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near San Rafael Airport in San Rafael, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDVO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
San Rafael Airport (CA35) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around San Rafael, CA at a field elevation of 5 ft. CA35 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDVO, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAPC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDVO, 7.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,800 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDVO 280935Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM FEW048 09/09 A3002 RMK AO2
What changed at KDVO (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (2:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (2:15 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for CA35
Based on the nearest station (KDVO), CA35 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately -850 ft (field elevation 5 ft). CA35 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAPC, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 2,700 ft | ASPH-F | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 04 | 2,700 ft | ASPH-F | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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CA35 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 04/222,700 × 30 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at CA35Wind
- 04
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 2 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 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CA35 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 CA35
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDVO reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 67%
- 22
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
CA35 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDVO, 7.8 nm away.
Wind is 56° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CA35
- City
- San Rafael
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.0169, -122.5210
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDVO
- TAF
- Nearest KAPC
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 21m
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