KLPC/LPC METAR Lompoc Airport

Lompoc, CaliforniaElevation 88 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-140 ft

-228 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

27 0340Z to 29 2000Z

San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Ventura County Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches

* WHAT...Minor to moderate coastal flooding expected due to very high tides. * WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast, Ventura County Beaches, Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County Beaches. * WHEN...Until 1 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Minor to moderate flooding of sea wat…

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Do NOT drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.

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

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0351Z (8:51 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KLPC is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

14°C / 13°C

57°F / 55°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.05 inHg

1017.6 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP174

sea-level pressure 1017.4 hPa

T01390133

precise temperature 13.9°C, dew point 13.3°C

FAA: no delays reported at LPC.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then patchy fog, low near 49F, 2% 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	Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog	49	NNW 13 kt	–	2%
Tuesday	Patchy Fog	71/48	NW 13 kt	17 kt	1%
Wednesday	Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny	73/49	N 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy	73/51	NW 9 kt	–	9%
Friday	Partly Sunny	67/49	NW 13 kt	–	13%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	65/48	NNW 13 kt	–	49%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	65/46	NNW 13 kt	–	43%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	68	NNE 13 kt	–	14%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 0451Z.

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

1 runway · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 4,600 ft

07/25

Dimensions

4,600 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0791°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 25271°T

Displaced threshold118 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-140 ft

Pressure altitude

-42 ft

Field elevation

88 ft MSL

Temperature

14°C (57°F)

Dewpoint

13°C (55°F)

Altimeter

30.05 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0114Z 6:14 PM

Sunrise

1417Z 7:17 AM

Loggable night

0140Z (6:40 PM local) → 1351Z (6:51 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0114Z (6:14 PM local) → 1417Z (7:17 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0214Z (7:14 PM local) → 1317Z (6:17 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

Lompoc Airport is in Lompoc, California. Field elevation 88 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerRICHARD FERNBAUGH

Manager phone805-875-8268

AttendedDaily, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKLPC / LPC

SectionalLOS ANGELES

Center (ARTCC)LOS ANGELES

Flight service (AFSS)HAWTHORNE

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates34.6656, -120.4680

Distance from city2 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

Traffic pattern alt813 ft MSL

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.15

SANTA BARB APP/DEP

A/D

133.875

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KLPC traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 69 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

9.8

AVG OPS/DAY

12.5

Operations trend (17 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 38%Turboprop 27%Unknown 21%Helicopter 6%Twin 3%Jet 3%Other 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~46 landings/mo

›T206 (Unknown) · ~13 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~6 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~6 landings/mo

›PA24 (Unknown) · ~5 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›C208 (Turboprop)

›PA24 (Unknown)

›SONX (Unknown)

›T206 (Unknown)

›M20P (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KVBG Vandenberg Space Force Base

7 NM NW

VFR

KSMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field

14 NM N

VFR

KIZA Santa Ynez Airport

20 NM E

VFR

KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

34 NM SE

VFR

KSBP San Luis County Regional Airport

35 NM N

VFR

KPRB Paso Robles Municipal Airport

61 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

›DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

›ULTRALIGHT AND SKYDIVING ACT IN VCNTY OF ARPT DALGT HRS MON-SUN. XNG MID-FLD DUR SKYDIVING OPS NOT ADZD.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 25 ON CONSLY.

›FUEL AVBL 24 HRS; SELF-SERVICE CREDIT CARD ONLY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KLPC on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KLPC have a METAR?

Yes. KLPC has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KLPC have a TAF?

When KLPC issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KLPC?

KLPC sits at 88 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KLPC?

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.