Dinsmore Airport (D63) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:25 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFOT), D63 is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Dinsmore Airport in Dinsmore, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dinsmore Airport (D63) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dinsmore, CA at a field elevation of 2,393 ft. D63 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFOT, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,504 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFOT, 24.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,300 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,300 ft.
METAR KFOT 280925Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM BKN013 04/04 A3013 RMK AO1
What changed at KFOT (nearest station)?
Since the 0910Z (2:10 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- A ceiling formed at 1,300 ft.
Current pilot readout for D63
Based on the nearest station (KFOT), D63 is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 09. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 2,393 ft). D63 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KACV, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,504 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 27 | 2,504 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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D63 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 09/272,504 × 48 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at D63Wind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 1,300 ft.
D63 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 D63
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFOT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 43 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 69%
- 09
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
D63 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFOT, 25 nm away.
Wind is 41° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 3,293 ft MSL (900 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- D63
- City
- Dinsmore
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,393 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4920, -123.5981
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,504 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFOT
- TAF
- Nearest KACV
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 21m
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