Sequoia Ranch Airport (CA44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPTV), CA44 is currently MVFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sequoia Ranch Airport in Springville, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPTV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sequoia Ranch Airport (CA44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Springville, CA at a field elevation of 1,153 ft. CA44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPTV, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVIS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPTV, 14.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KPTV 280956Z AUTO 21006KT 5SM BR CLR 09/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00890089 $
What changed at KPTV (nearest station)?
Since the 0856Z (1:56 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for CA44
Based on the nearest station (KPTV), CA44 is currently MVFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,153 ft). CA44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVIS, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,800 ft | ASPH-TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| S | 2,800 ft | ASPH-TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CA44 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at CA44
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPTV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 29 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CA44
- City
- Springville
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,153 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.1499, -118.8020
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPTV
- TAF
- Nearest KVIS
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 53m
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