Happy Camp Airport (K36S) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:27 AM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCEC), K36S is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Happy Camp Airport in Happy Camp, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCEC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Happy Camp Airport (K36S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Happy Camp, CA at a field elevation of 1,209 ft. K36S has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCEC, about 38 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCEC, 37.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, broken clouds at 500 ft, broken clouds at 1,000 ft, overcast at 1,400 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.
SPECI KCEC 271527Z AUTO 18007KT 3SM -RA BR BKN005 BKN010 OVC014 10/09 A3014 RMK AO2 RAB07 CIG 004V008 P0005 T01000094
What changed at KCEC (nearest station)?
Since the 1517Z (8:17 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 1,400 ft to 500 ft.
- Rain began (-RA).
- Rain ended (RA).
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for K36S
Based on the nearest station (KCEC), K36S is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 1,209 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 3,000 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 04 | 3,000 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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K36S 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 04/223,000 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K36SWind
- 04
- 4 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 4 kt headwind · 6 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 24 h: wind 9→7 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 500 ft.
K36S 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K36S
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MFR UA /OV MFR/TM 1518/FL017/TP E120/SK FEW002 SCT012/RM DURD RWY14 ILS MULTI SCT LAYERS ON APPCH. APPCH LGTS AT 017
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.TP E120Aircraft type reporting.SK FEW002 SCT012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD RWY14 ILS MULTI SCT …Remarks.Show raw report
MFR UA /OV OED030055/TM 1513/FL170/TP B190/TA M18/IC NEG/RM ZSE
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OED030055Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TA M18Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
MFR UA /OV MFR/TM 1506/FL040/TP BE9L/SK FEW002 SCT012/WX 4MI/RM DURD RWY14 ILS MULTI LAYERS OF SCT 040 TO THE RWY RIS 5MI
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1506Reported at 15:06 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.SK FEW002 SCT012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 4MIWeather and flight visibility observed.RM DURD RWY14 ILS MULTI LAYE…Remarks.Show raw report
MFR UA /OV MFR/TM 1408/FL005/TP B190/SK FEW003 OVC060/RM DURD RWY 14 ILS FIELD IN SIGHT 1 1/2 MI B005
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK FEW003 OVC060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD RWY 14 ILS FIELD IN …Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K36S
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCEC reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 59 observations, with 21 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 59%
- 22
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1122Z (4:22 AM PDT)
TAF KCEC 271122Z 2712/2812 10004KT P6SM OVC035 FM271500 16006KT 6SM -RA BR OVC020 FM272100 33009KT P6SM SKC FM280800 05004KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
K36S has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCEC, 38 nm away.
Wind is 57° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 36S
- City
- Happy Camp
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,209 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7907, -123.3890
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCEC
- TAF
- Nearest KCEC
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Happy Camp Airport (K36S)
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