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Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for KL62 right now.

Aviation weather near Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport in Buttonwillow, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBFL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buttonwillow, CA at a field elevation of 326 ft. KL62 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBFL, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,260 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBFL, 21.2 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KBFL (nearest station)?

Since the 1454Z (7:54 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.00 → 30.02 inHg.
  • Haze began (HZ).
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for KL62

A current METAR is not available for KL62 right now. The nearest reporting station is KBFL. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
11--
29--

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KL62 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.

  • Runway 11/29
    3,260 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KL62
    Wind
    11
    no steady wind
    29
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061216Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KL62 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 KL62

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1601Z (9:01 AM PDT) · 42 NM N of KL62 · 38,000 ft MSL · B38M
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VIS UA /OV TTE276022 /TM 1601 /FL380 /TP B38M /SK SCT-BKN380-TOP390 /TA M63 /WV 25034KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
VIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTE276022Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1601Reported at 16:01 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT-BKN380-TOP390Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M63Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 25034KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP1512Z (8:12 AM PDT) · 86 NM SE of KL62 · during descent · A319
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BUR UA /OV BUR260004/TM 1512/FL022/TP A319/WX FV04SM/RM DURD RY 8
BUR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BUR260004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV04SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM DURD RY 8Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KL62

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBFL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 1 flight-category change. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 71%MVFR 29%
Wind avg/max: 3/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 68%MVFR 28%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 31

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

29
76%
11
24%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)

TAF KBFL 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB06KT 4SM BR SKC FM281800 VRB06KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

KL62 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBFL, 21 nm away.

N1129wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 3,260 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62) with runway 11/29 marked
N ↑

Runway 11/29 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
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Pattern altitude
1,126 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
L62
City
Buttonwillow
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
326 ft
Coordinates
35.3527, -119.4790
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,260 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBFL
TAF
Nearest KBFL
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
8h 23m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport (KL62)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Elk Hills Buttonwillow Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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