Flight planning: Calexico International CXL / KCXL
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Calexico International in Calexico, California, in plain English. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- C172 climbing, 74 nm west, 6:20 pm PDT (01:20 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 6,200 ft.
as filed, and in English
SEE UA /OV 090003/TM 0120/FLDURC/TP C172/SK OVC030-TOP062
- Report
- a routine report filed through SEE
- Where
- wind from 090° at 3 knots
- Time
- 01:20 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 6,200 ft
- CL60 at 3,000 ft, 74 nm west, 5:22 pm PDT (00:22 UTC): remarks: bases 3,000 ft tops 5,500 ft.
as filed, and in English
SEE UA /OV 4 MI WEST/TM 0022/FL030/TP CL60/RM BASES 030 TOPS 055
- Report
- a routine report filed through SEE
- Where
- 4 mi west
- Time
- 00:22 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CL60
- Remarks
- bases 3,000 ft tops 5,500 ft
- BE58 at 2,800 ft, 74 nm west, 3:52 pm PDT (22:52 UTC): overcast above 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
SEE UA /OV SEE32005/TM 2252/FL028/TP BE58/SK OVC030/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through SEE
- Where
- SEE32005
- Time
- 22:52 UTC
- Height
- at 2,800 ft
- Aircraft
- BE58
- Sky
- overcast from 3,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- E75L at 2,800 ft, 85 nm west, 6:05 pm PDT (01:05 UTC): a broken layer from 2,800 ft to 5,500 ft.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0105/FL28/TP E75L/SK BKN028/TOP055
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- over SAN
- Time
- 01:05 UTC
- Height
- at 2,800 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Sky
- a broken layer from 2,800 ft; TOP055
- B737 at 2,700 ft, 85 nm west, 5:08 pm PDT (00:08 UTC): remarks: bases 2,700 ft tops 5,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV 3 MI WEST/TM 0008/FL027/TP B737/RM BASES 027 TOPS 050
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- 3 mi west
- Time
- 00:08 UTC
- Height
- at 2,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- bases 2,700 ft tops 5,000 ft
- B39M at 3,400 ft, 85 nm west, 5:04 pm PDT (00:04 UTC): a broken layer from 3,400 ft to 4,000 ft, remarks: during the descent RY27.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0004/FL034/TP B39M/SK BKN034-TOP040/RM DURD RY27
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- over SAN
- Time
- 00:04 UTC
- Height
- at 3,400 ft
- Aircraft
- B39M
- Sky
- a broken layer from 3,400 ft, tops 4,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent RY27
- B737 at 2,700 ft, 85 nm west, 4:18 pm PDT (23:18 UTC): remarks: bases 2,700 ft tops 4,700 ft.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV 2 MI WEST/TM 2318/FL027/TP B737/RM BASES 027 TOPS 047
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- 2 mi west
- Time
- 23:18 UTC
- Height
- at 2,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- bases 2,700 ft tops 4,700 ft
- E55P at 2,700 ft, 85 nm west, 4:11 pm PDT (23:11 UTC): a broken layer from 2,700 ft to 3,500 ft.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 2311/FL027/TP E55P/SK BKN027/TOP035
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- over SAN
- Time
- 23:11 UTC
- Height
- at 2,700 ft
- Aircraft
- E55P
- Sky
- a broken layer from 2,700 ft; TOP035
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point BLH, 70 nm northeast of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 22 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 24 knots | 11 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 23 knots | 5 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 26 knots | 0 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 38 knots | -10 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 52 knots | -19 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 58 knots | -28 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 69 knots | -34 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 59 knots | -45 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 8 nm west · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 12 nm east · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 12 nm east · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 25 nm northwest · security · until 13 July · ZLA
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Calexico International, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.