Los Banos Municipal Airport (KLSN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMCE), KLSN is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Los Banos Municipal Airport in Los Banos, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMCE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Los Banos Municipal Airport (KLSN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Los Banos, CA at a field elevation of 121 ft. KLSN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMCE, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,801 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.675.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMCE, 21.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMCE 280953Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01000072
What changed at KMCE (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KLSN
Based on the nearest station (KMCE), KLSN is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 32. Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 121 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 3,801 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 14 | 3,801 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KLSN 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 14/323,801 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLSNWind
- 14
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
4 active equipment NOTAMsView 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 23 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KLSN 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 KLSN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMCE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 85%
- 14
- 15%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KMCE 280520Z 2806/2906 33005KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
KLSN's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KMCE, 22 nm away.
Wind is 43° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 921 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KLSN
- IATA
- LSN
- FAA LID
- LSN
- City
- Los Banos
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.0629, -120.8690
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,801 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KMCE)
- TAF
- Nearest KMCE
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.675 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 59m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- SBSS - South Bay Soaring Society - Los Banos Rec Area 1 , Los Banos, CA · 6 mi
- Merced County RC Club -S Bert Crane Rd , Atwater, CA · 20 mi
- Turlock RC Club - Turlock Airpark , Turlock, CA · 28 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Los Banos Municipal Airport (KLSN)
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