Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMOD), KO15 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Turlock Municipal Airport in Turlock, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMOD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Turlock, CA at a field elevation of 161 ft. KO15 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMOD, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,985 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMOD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMOD, 14.8 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMOD 281753Z 30009KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01610078 10161 20089 51008
What changed at KMOD (nearest station)?
Since the 1653Z (9:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1653Z (9:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KO15
Based on the nearest station (KMOD), KO15 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 161 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 2,985 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 12 | 2,985 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KO15 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 12/302,985 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KO15Wind
- 12
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 9 kt headwind · 2 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→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KO15 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 KO15
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMOD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 89%
- 12
- 11%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1727Z (10:27 AM PDT)
TAF KMOD 281727Z 2818/2918 32007KT P6SM FEW250 FM290200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
KO15 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMOD, 15 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 961 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- O15
- City
- Turlock
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 161 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.4874, -120.6970
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,985 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMOD
- TAF
- Nearest KMOD
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 6h 36m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Turlock RC Club - Turlock Airpark , Turlock, CA · 8 mi
- Merced County RC Club -S Bert Crane Rd , Atwater, CA · 15 mi
- Turlock RC Club - Lake McSwain Recreation Area , Hornitos, CA · 22 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Turlock Municipal Airport (KO15)
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