CA51 Weather The Sea Ranch Airport

The Sea Ranch, CaliforniaElevation 360 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KUKI · 28 NM NE · 53 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 · KUKI

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

26 1600Z to 29 2200Z

Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore; San Francisco Peninsula Coast

* WHAT...Up to 1.9ft of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Pacific Coast. * WHEN...From 9 AM Monday to 3 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...High tides will result in flooding of low-lying infrastructure, isolated road closures, and coastal erosion. Rising tides will bring water and waves farther up the beach than normal, restric…

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

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 345° at 5 kt, temperature 11.67C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy then patchy fog, low near 48F, 8% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog	48	NNW 3 kt	–	8%
Monday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	59/47	NW 9 kt	–	13%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	59/45	NNW 10 kt	16 kt	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	60/46	NNW 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	57/45	NNW 10 kt	–	12%
Friday	Chance Light Rain	55/43	NNW 7 kt	–	36%
Saturday	Chance Light Rain	55/44	N 3 kt	–	30%
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	56	NNW 4 kt	–	10%

Source: National Weather Service (office MTR). Forecast issued 0149Z.

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 CA51. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 2,600 ft

12/30

Dimensions

2,600 x 40 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

RWY 12

Traffic patternRight

RWY 30

Displaced threshold300 ft

Traffic patternRight

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

360 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0122Z 6:22 PM

Sunrise

1434Z 7:34 AM

Loggable night

0149Z (6:49 PM local) → 1406Z (7:06 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0122Z (6:22 PM local) → 1434Z (7:34 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0222Z (7:22 PM local) → 1334Z (6:34 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

The Sea Ranch Airport is in The Sea Ranch, California. Field elevation 360 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMENKA SETHI-COMMUNITY MGR

Manager phone707-785-2444

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATACA51

SectionalSAN FRANCISCO

Center (ARTCC)OAKLAND

Flight service (AFSS)OAKLAND

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates38.7046, -123.4330

Distance from city3 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

CA51 traffic patterns

2026-07-12 to 2026-08-05, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.5

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (6 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 67%Turboprop 33%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C82R (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›UNKN (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~0 landings/mo

›S22T (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo

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

CA51 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KUKI (28 NM NE, VFR).

KUKI Ukiah Municipal Airport

28 NM NE

VFR

KSTS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport

31 NM E

VFR

KDVO Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field

53 NM SE

VFR

KAPC Napa County Airport

62 NM SE

VFR

KSUU Travis Air Force Base

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ONLY OPS IN VMC ARE PMTD TO/FROM THE ARPT. PILOTS DEPARTING IFR MUST MNTN VMC FOR TKOF AND PRVD THEIR OWN TRRN AND OBST CLNC AS DEFINED BY THE FAA.

›FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

›200-FOOT OVERRUN EACH END RWY 12/30.

›OTR CTC: CHUCK BREIER - DIR OF FACILITIES & RESOURCES.

›+TV TWR 1.5 MILES & 300' LEFT OF CNTRL RWY 30 APCH END LGTD: 1015' MSL.

›RWYS 12/30 LEFT TURN AFTER TKOF.

›ALL AIRCRAFT W/ACCELERATE-STOP DISTANCE EXCESS OF 2300 FEET, PROHIBITED FROM USING ARPT.

›ACFT WITH A CRTFD MAX TKOF WT GTR THAN 8500 LBS ARE PROHIBITED.

›THE SEA RANCH ARPT IS NOT PMTD FOR PUB USE. PPR FOR ALL ACFT/PILOTS. PRIOR TO OPN PILOTS ARE RQRD TO HAVE THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION ARPT BRIEFING DCMT, WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED BY CTCG THE OFC AT 707-785-2444.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗CA51 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does CA51 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for CA51. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does CA51 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for CA51. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at CA51?

CA51 sits at 360 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for CA51?

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.