Apple Valley Airport (KAPV) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:50 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVCV), KAPV is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Apple Valley Airport in Apple Valley, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVCV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Apple Valley Airport (KAPV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Apple Valley, CA at a field elevation of 3,061 ft. KAPV has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVCV, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 18/36), the longest 6,498 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVCV, 9.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVCV 281250Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3000 RMK AO2
What changed at KVCV (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (5:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for KAPV
Based on the nearest station (KVCV), KAPV is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (08, 18). Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 3,061 ft). KAPV does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAG, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 6,498 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 08 | 4,100 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 26 | 4,100 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 6,498 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KAPV runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 08/264,100 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAPVWind
- 08
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/366,498 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAPVWind
- 18
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KAPV 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 KAPV
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
ONT UA /OV ONT260003/TM 1300/FL020/TP B737/RM BASE013 TOPS020
ONT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ONT260003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.RM BASE013 TOPS020Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KAPV
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVCV reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 50%
- 08
- 25%
- 36
- 15%
- 26
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
KAPV has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVCV, 9.8 nm away.
Wind is 46° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KAPV
- IATA
- APV
- FAA LID
- APV
- City
- Apple Valley
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,061 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.5753, -117.1860
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,498 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVCV
- TAF
- Nearest KDAG
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Apple Valley Airport (KAPV)
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