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Quail Lake Sky Park Airport (CL46) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:56 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KWJF), CL46 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Quail Lake Sky Park Airport in Gorman/Lancaster, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KWJF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Quail Lake Sky Park Airport (CL46) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gorman/Lancaster, CA at a field elevation of 3,372 ft. CL46 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KWJF, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,100 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1056Z (3:56 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KWJF, 25.4 nm away.

Wind
300° 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
51°F / 11°C
dew 44°F / 7°C

Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KWJF 281056Z AUTO 30012KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01060067 $

Current pilot readout for CL46

Based on the nearest station (KWJF), CL46 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 3,600 ft (field elevation 3,372 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
26FAV11 kt head4 kt right
0811 kt tail4 kt left

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CL46 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.

  • Runway 08/26
    3,100 × 40 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at CL46
    Wind
    08
    11 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    26
    11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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.

CL46 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at CL46

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/18 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

26
75%
08
25%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1048Z (3:48 AM PDT)

TAF KWJF 281048Z 2811/2906 29010KT P6SM SCT250 FM281400 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM282200 23010KT P6SM BKN250

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Live crosswind meter

CL46 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KWJF, 25 nm away.

N260812 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 21° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Quail Lake Sky Park Airport (CL46) with runway 08/26 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
Yes
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
CL46
City
Gorman/Lancaster
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
3,372 ft
Coordinates
34.7678, -118.7320
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KWJF
TAF
Nearest KWJF
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
13h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Quail Lake Sky Park Airport (CL46)

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

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