Horse Shoe A Ranch Airport (CA71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for CA71 right now.
Aviation weather near Horse Shoe A Ranch Airport in Drytown, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJAQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Horse Shoe A Ranch Airport (CA71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Drytown, CA at a field elevation of 750 ft. CA71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJAQ, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJAQ, 5.8 nm away.
What changed at KJAQ (nearest station)?
Since the 0635Z (11:35 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0635Z (11:35 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for CA71
A current METAR is not available for CA71 right now. The nearest reporting station is KJAQ. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3,000 ft | DIRT | - | - |
| 32 | 3,000 ft | DIRT | - | - |
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CA71 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 14/323,000 × 50 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at CA71Wind
- 14
- no steady wind
- 32
- 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 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CA71 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 CA71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJAQ reported mostly VFR across 49 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 80%
- 14
- 20%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CA71
- City
- Drytown
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 750 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.4398, -120.8879
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJAQ
- TAF
- Nearest KMCC
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 16h 1m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Horse Shoe A Ranch Airport (CA71)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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