US-2245 Weather Dry Lake (Short Bread) Landing Strip

Wellington, NevadaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHTH · 30 NM E · 18 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 · KHTH
WIND
200@6
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 149° at 6 kt, temperature 7.78C. 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, low near 38F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 38 SW 9 kt 17 kt 1%
Monday Mostly Sunny 56/34 SW 17 kt 26 kt 0% Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday Sunny 55/33 W 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Sunny 54/37 W 4 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny 52/33 SW 4 kt – 3%
Friday Mostly Sunny 48/29 SW 9 kt – 15%
Saturday Slight Chance Light Snow 43/29 SW 4 kt – 25%
Sunday Chance Light Snow 39 W 4 kt – 33%

Source: National Weather Service (office REV). Forecast issued 0228Z.

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-2245. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0105Z 6:05 PM
Sunrise
1417Z 7:17 AM
Loggable night
0132Z (6:32 PM local) → 1350Z (6:50 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0105Z (6:05 PM local) → 1417Z (7:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0205Z (7:05 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

Dry Lake (Short Bread) Landing Strip is in Wellington, Nevada. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2245
RegionNevada
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.5685, -119.2811
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2245 traffic patterns

2026-08-31 to 2026-08-31, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Mixed or uncategorized fleet.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›DUOD (Other) · ~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

US-2245 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHTH (30 NM E, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2245 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2245. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2245 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2245. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2245?
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.