Totem Pole Ranch Airport (CA38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTRK), CA38 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Totem Pole Ranch Airport in Calpine, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTRK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Totem Pole Ranch Airport (CA38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Calpine, CA at a field elevation of 4,986 ft. CA38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTRK, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTRK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTRK, 24.4 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -5°C (23°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTRK 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M06 A3008 RMK AO2
What changed at KTRK (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for CA38
Based on the nearest station (KTRK), CA38 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,600 ft (field elevation 4,986 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 1,800 ft | DIRT | - | - |
| 20 | 1,800 ft | DIRT | - | - |
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CA38 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 02/201,800 × 100 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at CA38Wind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- 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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CA38 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 CA38
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTRK reported mostly VFR across 46 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 77%
- 02
- 23%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KTRK 280520Z 2806/2906 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM282000 28007KT P6SM FEW250 FM290100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
CA38 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTRK, 24 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CA38
- City
- Calpine
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,986 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.6522, -120.4399
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTRK
- TAF
- Nearest KTRK
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Totem Pole Ranch Airport (CA38)
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