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0CA3 Weather Crawford Airport

Santa Ynez, CaliforniaElevation 570 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KIZA · 3 NM W · 15 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KIZA
WIND
260@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 270° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 19C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 46F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 46 NNW 9 kt – 0%
Monday Mostly Sunny 75/45 NNW 13 kt – 0%
Tuesday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 73/45 NNW 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy 71/48 WNW 9 kt – 3%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy 70/46 W 9 kt – 6%
Friday Partly Sunny 68/43 NW 13 kt – 14%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 65/43 S 9 kt – 47%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 66 NNW 9 kt – 41%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 0150Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 0CA3. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

10/28
Dimensions
2,100 x 20 ft
Surface
ASPH
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
570 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0113Z 6:13 PM
Sunrise
1414Z 7:14 AM
Loggable night
0139Z (6:39 PM local) → 1349Z (6:49 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0113Z (6:13 PM local) → 1414Z (7:14 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0213Z (7:13 PM local) → 1314Z (6:14 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Crawford Airport is in Santa Ynez, California. Field elevation 570 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA0CA3
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.5875, -120.0130
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

0CA3 traffic patterns

2026-07-14 to 2026-10-21, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 4 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C72R (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

0CA3 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KIZA (3 NM W, VFR).

KIZA Santa Ynez Airport
3 NM W
VFR
KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
13 NM SE
VFR
KLPC Lompoc Airport
23 NM W
VFR
KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field
29 NM NW
VFR
KVBG Vandenberg Space Force Base
30 NM W
VFR
KOXR Oxnard Airport
46 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗0CA3 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 0CA3 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 0CA3. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 0CA3 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 0CA3. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 0CA3?
0CA3 sits at 570 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 0CA3?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.