Chowchilla Airport (K2O6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMAE), K2O6 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 7 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Chowchilla Airport in Chowchilla, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMAE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Chowchilla Airport (K2O6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chowchilla, CA at a field elevation of 243 ft. K2O6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMAE, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,253 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMAE, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMAE 281855Z AUTO 29007G14KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01720100 FZRANO $
What changed at KMAE (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (10:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
Current pilot readout for K2O6
Based on the nearest station (KMAE), K2O6 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 7 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 243 ft). K2O6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCE, about 16 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 | 3,253 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt head | 3 kt left (g6) |
| 12 | 3,253 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt tail | 3 kt right (g6) |
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K2O6 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 12/303,253 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K2O6Wind
- 12
- 6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 6 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K2O6 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 K2O6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMAE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 79%
- 12
- 21%
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Live crosswind meter
K2O6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMAE, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 24° 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
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2O6
- City
- Chowchilla
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 243 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.1124, -120.2470
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,253 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMAE
- TAF
- Nearest KMCE
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Chowchilla Airport (K2O6)
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