Amedee Army Air Field (KAHC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSVE), KAHC is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Amedee Army Air Field in Herlong, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSVE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Amedee Army Air Field (KAHC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Herlong, CA at a field elevation of 4,012 ft. KAHC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSVE, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 10,000 ft. CTAF is 126.1.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSVE, 20.3 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSVE 281935Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 13/00 A3010 RMK A01 P000
What changed at KSVE (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (12:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (12:15 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KAHC
Based on the nearest station (KSVE), KAHC is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 4,500 ft (field elevation 4,012 ft). KAHC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRNO, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 10,000 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 0 kt |
| 27 | 10,000 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KAHC 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 09/2710,000 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAHCWind
- 09
- 5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 27
- 5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 15→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KAHC 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KAHC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSVE reported mostly VFR across 72 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.
- 27
- 69%
- 09
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
KAHC's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KSVE, 20 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KAHC
- IATA
- AHC
- FAA LID
- AHC
- City
- Herlong
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,012 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.2662, -120.1530
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KSVE)
- TAF
- Nearest KRNO
- CTAF
- 126.1 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 21m
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