US-5561 Weather Leach Lake West Airfield

Fort Irwin, CaliforniaElevation 2,133 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBYS · 19 NM S · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 9 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBYS
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
9 SM
14.5 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 calm, visibility 9 SM, temperature 17.4C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 56F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 56 SW 4 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 79/53 SW 11 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 77/53 SSW 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 76/57 S 7 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny 75/56 S 8 kt – 3%
Friday Mostly Sunny 74/53 SW 15 kt – 3%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 69/53 SSW 23 kt – 39%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 64 SSW 13 kt – 39%

Source: National Weather Service (office VEF). Forecast issued 0500Z.

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-5561. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,133 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0059Z 5:59 PM
Sunrise
1403Z 7:03 AM
Loggable night
0125Z (6:25 PM local) → 1336Z (6:36 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0059Z (5:59 PM local) → 1403Z (7:03 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0159Z (6:59 PM local) → 1303Z (6:03 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

Leach Lake West Airfield is in Fort Irwin, California. Field elevation 2,133 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5561
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates35.5812, -116.7246
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-5561 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBYS (19 NM S, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5561 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5561. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5561 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5561. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5561?
US-5561 sits at 2,133 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5561?
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.