US-3852 Weather Buttonwillow Land & Cattle Airport

Buttonwillow, CaliforniaElevation 272 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBFL · 19 NM E · 23 min old
No ceiling, visibility 5 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBFL
WIND
090@3
steady
VISIBILITY
5 SM
8 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 77F, low near 48F, 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 77/48 NE 4 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 74/46 NW 4 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 69/45 NW 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 70/46 0 kt – 0%
Thursday Partly Sunny 69/46 NW 4 kt – 14%
Friday Slight Chance Light Rain 64/44 NW 4 kt – 19%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 63/41 NNW 4 kt – 25%

Source: National Weather Service (office HNX). Forecast issued 1616Z.

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-3852. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
272 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0110Z 6:10 PM
Sunrise
1413Z 7:13 AM
Loggable night
0136Z (6:36 PM local) → 1347Z (6:47 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0110Z (6:10 PM local) → 1413Z (7:13 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0210Z (7:10 PM local) → 1313Z (6:13 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

Buttonwillow Land & Cattle Airport is in Buttonwillow, California. Field elevation 272 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-3852
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates35.4512, -119.4366
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-3852 traffic patterns

2026-09-29 to 2026-09-29, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›E545 (Unknown) · ~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-3852 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBFL (19 NM E, MVFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-3852 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-3852. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-3852 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-3852. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-3852?
US-3852 sits at 272 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-3852?
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.