// Station · 19m ago
K4S2
Ken Jernstedt Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 6 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 5°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 631 FT
45.6726°N / 121.5360°W
LOCATION · Hood River, US
WIND
300°6 kt
K4S2 · 631 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/6G18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 5
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 300°/6 kt, gusting 18. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K4S2 150055Z AUTO 30006G18KT 10SM CLR 31/05 A2996 RMK AO2
K4S2 · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 300° at 6 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 300° @ 6 ktG18
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
300°6G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
25★
HDG 250°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,040'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
07
HDG 070°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,631 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +17°C
2,700FT
+2,069 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV631 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT590 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLGD
(La Grande/Union County Airport, La Grande, elev 2,717 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:31ZSUNRISE
20:13ZSOLAR NOON
03:54ZSUNSET
04:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:31Z (3h 16m)
DAY LENGTH15h 23m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:44Z
MOONSET04:07Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDLS
VFR
Columbia Gorge Regional Airport · Dallesport / The Dalles
- WIND
- 320° / 13 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
KTTD
VFR
Portland Troutdale Airport · Portland
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KPDX
VFR
Portland International Airport · Portland
- WIND
- 320° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW200
- DIST
- 45 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KVUO
VFR
Pearson Field · Vancouver
- WIND
- 320° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KSPB
VFR
Scappoose Industrial Airpark · Scappoose
- WIND
- 340° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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