River Highlands Ranch Airport (CN86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBAB), CN86 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near River Highlands Ranch Airport in Grass Valley, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBAB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
River Highlands Ranch Airport (CN86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Grass Valley, CA at a field elevation of 880 ft. CN86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBAB, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,606 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBAB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBAB, 7.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBAB 281455Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3002 RMK AO2 VIS 7/8 RWY15 SLP169 T00670055 52006 $
What changed at KBAB (nearest station)?
Since the 1355Z (6:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1355Z (6:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for CN86
Based on the nearest station (KBAB), CN86 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 33. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 880 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 2,606 ft | Turf | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 15 | 2,606 ft | Turf | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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CN86 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 15/332,606 × 75 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at CN86Wind
- 15
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 2 kt headwind · 2 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 11→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
CN86 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 CN86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBAB reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 53%
- 33
- 47%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1100Z (4:00 AM PDT)
TAF KBAB 281100Z 2811/2917 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS WND 30006KT AFT 2816 BECMG 2915/2916 VRB06KT 9999 SCT210 QNH2990INS TX21/2823Z TN05/2814Z
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Live crosswind meter
CN86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBAB, 7.7 nm away.
Wind is 44° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near CN86
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near CN86.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CN86
- City
- Grass Valley
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 880 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.1821, -121.2815
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,606 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBAB
- TAF
- Nearest KBAB
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for River Highlands Ranch Airport (CN86)
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