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.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KWJF, 25.4 nm away.
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).
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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 3,100 ft | ASPH | 11 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 08 | 3,100 ft | ASPH | 11 kt tail | 4 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 08/263,100 × 40 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at CL46Wind
- 08
- 11 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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.
CL46 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 CL46
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
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.
Wind is 21° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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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