Desert Center Airport (KL64) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:52 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBLH), KL64 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Desert Center Airport in Desert Center, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBLH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Desert Center Airport (KL64) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Desert Center, CA at a field elevation of 559 ft. KL64 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBLH, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 4,200 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBLH, 31.3 nm away.
Wind from the north (360°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBLH 281252Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01440072
What changed at KBLH (nearest station)?
Since the 1152Z (4:52 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1152Z (4:52 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KL64
Based on the nearest station (KBLH), KL64 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 05. Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 559 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 4,200 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 23 | 4,200 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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KL64 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 05/234,200 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KL64Wind
- 05
- 3 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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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 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KL64 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 KL64
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBLH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 57%
- 23
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)
TAF KBLH 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM282000 17006KT P6SM BKN250 FM290300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
KL64 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBLH, 31 nm away.
Wind is 65° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- CN64
- City
- Desert Center
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 559 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.7476, -115.3251
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBLH
- TAF
- Nearest KBLH
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Desert Center Airport (KL64)
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