Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 9:35 PM PDT, Oct 27, KCIC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Chico Regional Airport in Chico, CA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chico, CA at a field elevation of 240 ft. KCIC reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (13L/31R, 13R/31L), the longest 6,724 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCIC 280435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A3001 RMK AO1
Current pilot readout for KCIC
KCIC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 240 ft). KCIC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRBL, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13L | 6,724 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 13R | 3,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31L | 3,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31R | 6,724 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KCIC 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 13L/31R6,724 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCICWind
- 13L
- no steady wind
- 31R
- no steady wind
1 active equipment NOTAMView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 13R/31L3,000 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCICWind
- 13R
- no steady wind
- 31L
- 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 19 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KCIC 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 KCIC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
LMT UA /OV LMT140060/TM 0217/FL360/TP B739/TB LGT INTMT MOD CHOP/RM ZSE
LMT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LMT140060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0217Reported at 02:17 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT INTMT MOD CHOPTurbulence: light intermittent moderate chop.RM ZSERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KCIC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KCIC reported mostly VFR across 32 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31L/31R
- 56%
- 13L/13R
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KCIC's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 6,724 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13L/31R, 13R/31L 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 0700-1900 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Crop dusting · Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCIC
- IATA
- CIC
- FAA LID
- CIC
- City
- Chico
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 240 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.7956, -121.8577
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,724 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KRBL
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.675 MHz
- CTAF
- 121 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 17h 16m
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KCIC airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Chico Regional Airport (KCIC)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Chico Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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