Spalding Airport (K1Q2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSVE), K1Q2 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Spalding Airport in Susanville, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSVE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Spalding Airport (K1Q2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Susanville, CA at a field elevation of 5,116 ft. K1Q2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSVE, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,600 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSVE, 18.7 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSVE 280935Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3008 RMK A01 P000
What changed at KSVE (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (2:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (2:15 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K1Q2
Based on the nearest station (KSVE), K1Q2 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 4,250 ft (field elevation 5,116 ft). K1Q2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDD, about 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,600 ft | ASPH-P | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 34 | 4,600 ft | ASPH-P | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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K1Q2 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 16/344,600 × 50 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at K1Q2Wind
- 16
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 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 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K1Q2 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 K1Q2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSVE reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 73%
- 34
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
K1Q2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSVE, 19 nm away.
Wind is 39° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- 5,916 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1Q2
- City
- Susanville
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,116 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.6502, -120.7685
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSVE
- TAF
- Nearest KRDD
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 7m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Lassen County RC - Rice Canyon Rd , Susanville, CA · 18 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Spalding Airport (K1Q2)
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