Ranchaero Airport (CL56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:47 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCIC), CL56 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ranchaero Airport in Chico, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ranchaero Airport (CL56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chico, CA at a field elevation of 173 ft. CL56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCIC, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,156 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRBL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCIC, 4.6 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (310°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCIC 281747Z COR 31008KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3006
Current pilot readout for CL56
Based on the nearest station (KCIC), CL56 is currently VFR with winds from 310° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 32. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 173 ft). CL56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRBL, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 2,156 ft | ASPH-P | 7 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 14 | 2,156 ft | ASPH-P | 7 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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CL56 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 14/322,156 × 30 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at CL56Wind
- 14
- 7 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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.
CL56 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of CL56
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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UKI UA /OV 82CL-UKI315010 /TM 1720 /FL050 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WX FV40SM /TB NEG
UKI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 82CL-UKI315010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1720Reported at 17:20 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX FV40SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at CL56
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.
- 32
- 56%
- 14
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
CL56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCIC, 4.6 nm away.
Wind is 24° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily 0900-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 973 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CL56
- City
- Chico
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 173 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.7196, -121.8710
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,156 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCIC
- TAF
- Nearest KRBL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 6h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ranchaero Airport (CL56)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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