Garberville Airport (KO16) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:25 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFOT), KO16 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Garberville Airport in Garberville, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Garberville Airport (KO16) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Garberville, CA at a field elevation of 551 ft. KO16 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFOT, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,783 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFOT, 31.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFOT 281025Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 04/04 A3012 RMK AO1
What changed at KFOT (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (3:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1015Z (3:15 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KO16
Based on the nearest station (KFOT), KO16 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 551 ft). KO16 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KACV, about 55 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,783 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 2,783 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KO16 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 18/362,783 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KO16Wind
- 18
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 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 21 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling 300 ft → unlimited.
KO16 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 KO16
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFOT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 44 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 64%
- 18
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
KO16's AWOS-2 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KFOT, 32 nm away.
Wind is 46° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- O16
- City
- Garberville
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.0860, -123.8140
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,783 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-2, not in the national feed (using KFOT)
- TAF
- Nearest KACV
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 20m
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