Kern Valley Airport (KL05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTSP), KL05 is currently LIFR with winds from 300° at 4 knots, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Kern Valley Airport in Kernville, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTSP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kern Valley Airport (KL05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kernville, CA at a field elevation of 2,614 ft. KL05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTSP, about 36 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBFL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTSP, 35.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 kt, visibility 2.5 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR KTSP 281255Z AUTO 30004KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC003 06/06 A3003 RMK AO2
What changed at KTSP (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (5:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility dropped from 3 SM to 2.5 SM.
Current pilot readout for KL05
Based on the nearest station (KTSP), KL05 is currently LIFR with winds from 300° at 4 knots, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 2,614 ft). KL05 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFL, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 3,500 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 17 | 3,500 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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KL05 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 17/353,500 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KL05Wind
- 17
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 300 ft.
KL05 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KL05
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTSP reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 69 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 55%
- 17
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
KL05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTSP, 36 nm away.
Wind is 65° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- L05
- City
- Kernville
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,614 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.7282, -118.4197
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTSP
- TAF
- Nearest KBFL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kern Valley Airport (KL05)
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