// Station · 17m ago
K4S2
Ken Jernstedt Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18°C / 2°C
ALTIM 30.20 inHg
ELEV 631 FT
45.6726°N / 121.5360°W
LOCATION · Hood River, US
WIND
230°4 kt
K4S2 · 631 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
18 / 2
ALTIM
30.20"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/4 kt. 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 302215Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A3020 RMK AO2
K4S2 · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.20" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
230°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
3,040'
25
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
3,040'
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 +4°C
800FT
+169 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV631 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+4°C
PRESSURE ALT348 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRI
(Hermiston Municipal Airport, Hermiston, elev 644 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
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)
12:22ZSUNRISE
20:05ZSOLAR NOON
03:47ZSUNSET
04:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:32Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:24Z (5h 51m)
DAY LENGTH15h 24m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:55Z
MOONSET15:20Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDLS
VFR
Columbia Gorge Regional Airport · Dallesport / The Dalles
- WIND
- 290° / 18 ktG31
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM E
- AGE
- 39m ago
KTTD
VFR
Portland Troutdale Airport · Portland
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 37 NM W
- AGE
- 39m ago
KPDX
VFR
Portland International Airport · Portland
- WIND
- 270° / 8 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN065
- DIST
- 45 NM W
- AGE
- 39m ago
KVUO
VFR
Pearson Field · Vancouver
- WIND
- 280° / 7 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 47 NM W
- AGE
- 39m ago
KSPB
VFR
Scappoose Industrial Airpark · Scappoose
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT065
- DIST
- 56 NM W
- AGE
- 39m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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