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Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 12:47 PM PDT, Oct 28, KCIC is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 8 knots, 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.

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VFR
Observed 1947Z (12:47 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
320° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.02"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 36°F / 2°C

Wind from the northwest (320°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCIC 281947Z 32008KT 10SM CLR 19/02 A3002

What changed at KCIC?

Since the 1847Z (11:47 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 290° to 320°.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.05 → 30.02 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KCIC

KCIC is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31L, 31R). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 240 ft). KCIC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRBL, about 28 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
31LFAV8 kt head1 kt left
31R8 kt head1 kt left
13L8 kt tail1 kt right
13R8 kt tail1 kt right

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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.

  • Runway 13L/31R
    6,724 × 150 ft · ASP
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCIC
    Wind
    13L
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    31R
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    1 active equipment NOTAMView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 13R/31L
    3,000 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCIC
    Wind
    13R
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    31L
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061220Z12Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KCIC weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

PIREP1927Z (12:27 PM PDT) · 90 NM SE of KCIC · 19,000 ft MSL · B38M
Show raw report
PVF UA /OV HNW118008 /TM 1927 /FL190 /TP B38M /SK SKC /TA M16 /WV 28522KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
PVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HNW118008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M16Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 28522KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP1720Z (10:20 AM PDT) · 75 NM SW of KCIC · 5,000 ft MSL · C172
Show raw report
UKI UA /OV 82CL-UKI315010 /TM 1720 /FL050 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WX FV40SM /TB NEG
UKI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 82CL-UKI315010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1720Reported at 17:20 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV40SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

⚠️ 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 34 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 7%IFR 2%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/21 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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 KCIC Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KCIC's own weather station.

N31R13L8 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 7° off runway 31R, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 6,724 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) with runway 13L/31R, 13R/31L marked
N ↑

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
Sunset in
5h 9m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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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-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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