WxDecoder

US-0059 Weather Chicken Strip

Death Valley, CaliforniaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBIH · 44 NM NW · 6 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 · KBIH
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests today sunny, high near 80F, low near 59F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Sunny 80/59 SSE 3 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 80/58 ESE 6 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 80/59 NE 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 79/60 NE 5 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 79/59 ENE 7 kt – 4%
Friday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 76/56 NNE 6 kt – 17%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 71/52 NE 4 kt – 25%

Source: National Weather Service (office VEF). Forecast issued 1701Z.

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 US-0059. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0102Z 6:02 PM
Sunrise
1408Z 7:08 AM
Loggable night
0128Z (6:28 PM local) → 1342Z (6:42 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0102Z (6:02 PM local) → 1408Z (7:08 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0202Z (7:02 PM local) → 1308Z (6:08 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

Chicken Strip is in Death Valley, California. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-0059
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates36.8070, -117.7817
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-0059 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBIH (44 NM NW, VFR).

KBIH Eastern Sierra Regional Airport
44 NM NW
VFR
KMMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport
71 NM NW
VFR
KPTV Porterville Municipal Airport
78 NM SW
VFR
KTPH Tonopah Airport
82 NM NE
VFR
KVIS Visalia Municipal Airport
83 NM W
MVFR
KDRA Desert Rock Airport
85 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-0059 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-0059 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-0059. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-0059 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-0059. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-0059?
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.