CL56 Weather Ranchaero Airport

Chico, CaliforniaElevation 173 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KCIC · 5 NM N · 9 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 · KCIC

WIND

050@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 50° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday mostly sunny, high near 73F, low near 48F, 1% 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
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	73/48	SW 7 kt	–	1%
Monday	Sunny	71/41	SSE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	72/42	W 3 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	70/44	WNW 4 kt	–	4%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	66/42	ESE 5 kt	–	14%
Friday	Chance Light Rain	63/39	S 5 kt	–	27%
Saturday	Slight Chance Light Rain	63	NW 5 kt	–	23%

Source: National Weather Service (office STO). Forecast issued 0943Z.

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 CL56. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 2,156 ft

14/32

Dimensions

2,156 x 30 ft

Surface

Asphalt (poor)

RWY 14

Displaced threshold300 ft

Traffic patternRight

RWY 32

Displaced threshold200 ft

Traffic patternLeft

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

173 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0115Z 6:15 PM

Sunrise

1428Z 7:28 AM

Loggable night

0143Z (6:43 PM local) → 1400Z (7:00 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0115Z (6:15 PM local) → 1428Z (7:28 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0215Z (7:15 PM local) → 1328Z (6:28 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

Ranchaero Airport is in Chico, California. Field elevation 173 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJESSE GRIGG

Manager phone530-342-5242

AttendedDaily, 0900–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATACL56

SectionalSAN FRANCISCO

Center (ARTCC)OAKLAND

Flight service (AFSS)RANCHO MURIETA

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.7196, -121.8710

Distance from city1 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Traffic pattern alt800 ft MSL

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

CL56 traffic patterns

2026-07-17 to 2026-10-05, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 86%Unknown 14%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›DV20 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›BL8 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C170 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›DV20 (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

CL56 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCIC (5 NM N, VFR).

KCIC Chico Regional Airport

5 NM N

VFR

KOVE Oroville Municipal Airport

18 NM SE

VFR

KRBL Red Bluff Municipal Airport

31 NM NW

VFR

KMYV Yuba County Airport

40 NM S

VFR

KBAB Beale Air Force Base

40 NM SE

VFR

KRDD Redding Municipal Airport

51 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›AGRICULTURE ACFT OPERNS PROHIBITED.

›TGL PROHIBITED.

›RY 14 HAS +80 FT TREES 1200 FT FM THLD 80 FT R.

›ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPNS.

›STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS PROHIBITED.

›ADDNL CTC - JESSE GRIGG - 530-521-6242

›SMALL CRACKS IN PAVEMENT SFC.

›GROSS WEIGHT STRENGTH ESTIMATED PRVDD BY AMGR 12000 LBS.

›RWY 14 APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVER +40 FT TREES 535 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 120 FT L.

›RWY 32 ORCHARD WITH +20 FT TREES LEFT & RIGHT 34 FT FM RY END.

›RWY 32 APPROACH RATIO 21:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD OVER +20 FT TREES, 230 FT FROM EOR, BOTH SIDES OF CENTERLINE

›RWY 14 +15 FT ROAD 100 FT FM; +35 FT TREES 135 FT FM; +10 FT TREES 160 FT FM RY END.

›ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.

›TRAFFIC PATTERN INDICATORS ONLY.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›ARPT SURROUNDED BY +20 FT ORCHARD TREES.

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

›ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗CL56 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does CL56 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for CL56. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does CL56 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for CL56. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at CL56?

CL56 sits at 173 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for CL56?

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.