Monument Municipal Airport (12S) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGCD), 12S is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Monument Municipal Airport in Monument, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGCD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Monument Municipal Airport (12S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Monument, OR at a field elevation of 2,323 ft. 12S has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGCD, about 33 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,104 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPDT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGCD, 32.5 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGCD 280955Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3003 RMK AO2 T00251004
What changed at KGCD (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (2:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (2:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 12S
Based on the nearest station (KGCD), 12S is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 2,323 ft). 12S does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPDT, about 58 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 2,104 ft | GRVL-TRTD-F | 0 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 32 | 2,104 ft | GRVL-TRTD-F | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
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12S runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 14/322,104 × 29 ft · GRVL-TRTD-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 12SWind
- 14
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
12S weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 12S
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGCD reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 64%
- 32
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
12S has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGCD, 33 nm away.
Wind is 93° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 12S
- City
- Monument
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,323 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.8316, -119.4297
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,104 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGCD
- TAF
- Nearest KPDT
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Monument Municipal Airport (12S)
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