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Sun Hill Ranch Airport (CA70) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVCV), CA70 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sun Hill Ranch Airport in Helendale, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVCV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sun Hill Ranch Airport (CA70) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Helendale, CA at a field elevation of 2,984 ft. CA70 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVCV, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, 12/30), the longest 5,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEDW.

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VFR
Observed 2035Z (1:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVCV, 11.2 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.99"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 32°F / 0°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KVCV 282035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/M00 A2999 RMK AO2

What changed at KVCV (nearest station)?

Since the 2010Z (1:10 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed down from 6 to 0 kt.

Current pilot readout for CA70

Based on the nearest station (KVCV), CA70 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,450 ft (field elevation 2,984 ft). CA70 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEDW, about 21 nm away.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07--
12--
25--
30--

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CA70 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 07/25
    5,300 × 90 ft · DIRT-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CA70
    Wind
    07
    no steady wind
    25
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 12/30
    3,800 × 80 ft · DIRT-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CA70
    Wind
    12
    no steady wind
    30
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091820Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

CA70 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of CA70

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) · 71 NM SW of CA70 · 2,000 ft MSL · SLG2
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TOA UA /OV 1 M E OF TOA/TM 1855/FL020/TP SLG2/SK BKN028
TOA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 M E OF TOALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP SLG2Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1541Z (8:41 AM PDT) · 70 NM SW of CA70 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
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TOA UA /OV LAX138006 /TM 1541 /FL340 /TP B38M /SK SKC /TA M52 /WV 24528KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
TOA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LAX138006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M52Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 24528KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP1512Z (8:12 AM PDT) · 57 NM SW of CA70 · during descent · A319
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BUR UA /OV BUR260004/TM 1512/FL022/TP A319/WX FV04SM/RM DURD RY 8
BUR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BUR260004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV04SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM DURD RY 8Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at CA70

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVCV reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/16 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/21 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

12
55%
25
19%
07
18%
30
8%

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Live crosswind meter

CA70 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVCV, 11 nm away.

N0725wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Dirt · 5,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sun Hill Ranch Airport (CA70)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily DALGT local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
CA70
City
Helendale
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
2,984 ft
Coordinates
34.7580, -117.4970
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KVCV
TAF
Nearest KEDW
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
4h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sun Hill Ranch Airport (CA70)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Sun Hill Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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