Sierra Sky Park Airport (E79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:55 PM PDT, Oct 18, based on the nearest station (KFCH), E79 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFCH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sierra Sky Park Airport (E79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fresno, CA at a field elevation of 321 ft. E79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFCH, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,473 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFCH, 6.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 30°C (86°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFCH 182055Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 30/04 A2994 RMK A01
Current pilot readout for E79
Based on the nearest station (KFCH), E79 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 321 ft). E79 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAT, about 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 2,473 ft | ASPH-F | 2 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 12 | 2,473 ft | ASPH-F | 2 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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E79 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 12/302,473 × 50 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at E79Wind
- 12
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 kt headwind · 5 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.
E79 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.
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Live crosswind meter
E79 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFCH, 6.9 nm away.
Wind is 72° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- 1,300 ft MSL (979 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- E79
- City
- Fresno
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 321 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.8402, -119.8694
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,473 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFCH
- TAF
- Nearest KFAT
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sierra Sky Park Airport (E79)
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