Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:54 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBFL), KMIT is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Shafter Airport - Minter Field in Shafter, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBFL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shafter, CA at a field elevation of 425 ft. KMIT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBFL, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (08/26, 12/30, 17/35), the longest 4,501 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBFL, 8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 6 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBFL 280854Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 13/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01280094 51001
What changed at KBFL (nearest station)?
Since the 0754Z (12:54 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0754Z (12:54 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KMIT
Based on the nearest station (KBFL), KMIT is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 425 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.
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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 3,680 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 12 | 4,501 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 17 | 2,972 ft | CON | - | - |
| 26 | 3,680 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 30 | 4,501 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 35 | 2,972 ft | CON | - | - |
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KMIT runways
3 physical runways · 6 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 08/263,680 × 60 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMITWind
- 08
- no steady wind
- 26
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/304,501 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMITWind
- 12
- no steady wind
- 30
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,972 × 100 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMITWind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KMIT 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 KMIT
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.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 36%
- 35
- 23%
- 26
- 19%
- 08
- 16%
- 12
- 5%
- 17
- 1%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KBFL 280520Z 2806/2906 33007KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
KMIT's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KBFL, 8 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26, 12/30, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMIT
- IATA
- MIT
- FAA LID
- MIT
- City
- Shafter
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 425 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.5074, -119.1920
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,501 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KBFL)
- TAF
- Nearest KBFL
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT)
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