Scott Valley Airport (KA30) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSIY), KA30 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Scott Valley Airport in Etna, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSIY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Scott Valley Airport (KA30) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Etna, CA at a field elevation of 2,728 ft. KA30 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSIY, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMFR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSIY, 21.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSIY 281853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00610006
What changed at KSIY (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (10:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for KA30
Based on the nearest station (KSIY), KA30 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 2,728 ft). KA30 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMFR, about 49 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3,700 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 34 | 3,700 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KA30 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 16/343,700 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KA30Wind
- 16
- no steady wind
- 34
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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→0 kt, ceiling 3,200 ft → unlimited.
KA30 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KA30
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MFR UA /OV MFR/TM 1715/FLSFC/TP C208/SK FEW044/WX 10SM/TA 07/WV 00000KT/TB NEGATIVE/IC NEGATIVE/RM A C208 ON THE ILS FOR RUNWAY 14 REPORTED BKN LAYERS ON APPROACH PICKED UP THE RUNWAY 3 1/2NM OUT WITH NEGATIVE ICING
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1715Reported at 17:15 UTC.FLSFCAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK FEW044Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 07Outside air temperature, °C.WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGATIVETurbulence: negative.IC NEGATIVEIcing: negative.RM A C208 ON THE ILS FOR RUN…Remarks.Show raw report
MFR UA /OV MFR/TM 1617/FLSFC/TP B190/SK FEW 024/WX 10SM/TA 05/WV 18005KT/TB NEGATIVE/IC NEGATIVE/RM A B190 ON TH ILS TO RWY 14 REPORTED THE BASES 023 AND TOPS AT 033
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.FLSFCAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.SK FEW 024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.WV 18005KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGATIVETurbulence: negative.IC NEGATIVEIcing: negative.RM A B190 ON TH ILS TO RWY 1…Remarks.Show raw report
MFR UA /OV MFR/TM 1605/FLSFC/TP PC12/SK FEW024/WX 10SM/TA 05/WV 18005KT/TB NEGATIVE/IC NEGATIVE/RM MULTIPLE LAYERS DOWN TO 030 BASES AT 021
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1605Reported at 16:05 UTC.FLSFCAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK FEW024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.WV 18005KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGATIVETurbulence: negative.IC NEGATIVEIcing: negative.RM MULTIPLE LAYERS DOWN TO 0…Remarks.Show raw report
MFR UA /OV MFR/TM 1506/FLSFC/TP E120/SK SCT009 OVC027/WX 10SM/TA 04/WV 18005KT/TB NEGATIVE/IC NEGATIVE/RM AMF1932 REPORTED MULTIPLE SCATTERED LAYERS 070-060 AND 040 BKN AT 023
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.FLSFCAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP E120Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT009 OVC027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 04Outside air temperature, °C.WV 18005KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGATIVETurbulence: negative.IC NEGATIVEIcing: negative.RM AMF1932 REPORTED MULTIPLE…Remarks.Show raw report
MFR UA /OV MFR/TM 1410/FLSFC/TP E120/SK OVC024/WX 10SM/TA 04/WV 00000KT/TB NEGATIVE/IC NEGATIVE/RM TOPS AT 063 AND BASES AT 028 REPORTED BY AMF1978 ON THE ILS TO RWY 14 AT MFR
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1410Reported at 14:10 UTC.FLSFCAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP E120Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TA 04Outside air temperature, °C.WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB NEGATIVETurbulence: negative.IC NEGATIVEIcing: negative.RM TOPS AT 063 AND BASES AT …Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KA30
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSIY reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 41 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 88%
- 16
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
KA30 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSIY, 22 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KA30
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near KA30.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 3,528 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- A30
- City
- Etna
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,728 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.5582, -122.8550
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSIY
- TAF
- Nearest KMFR
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Scott Valley Airport (KA30)
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