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North Plains Gliderport (1OR4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KHIO), 1OR4 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near North Plains Gliderport in North Plains, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHIO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

North Plains Gliderport (1OR4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around North Plains, OR at a field elevation of 210 ft. 1OR4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHIO, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPDX.

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VFR
Observed 0253Z (7:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHIO, 5 nm away.

Wind
190° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.04"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,200 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHIO 280253Z 19005KT 10SM SCT042 10/06 A3004

Current pilot readout for 1OR4

Based on the nearest station (KHIO), 1OR4 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 09. Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 210 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV1 kt head5 kt right
271 kt tail5 kt left

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1OR4 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,000 × 200 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1OR4
    Wind
    09
    1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    27
    1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061205Z15Z02Z

Over the last 21 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling 4,100 ft → unlimited.

1OR4 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1OR4

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 81 NM N of 1OR4 · during descent · PC12
light turb turbulencelight rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA201038/TM 0432/FL100/TP PC12/TA -05/TB LGT TURB/IC LGT RIME /RM DURD OLM 100-075
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA201038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0432Reported at 04:32 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA -05Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURD OLM 100-075Remarks.
PIREP0250Z (7:50 PM PDT) · 20 NM E of 1OR4 · during descent · C56X
light rime 6,500–10,000 ft icing
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PDX UA /OV PDX360006/TM 0250/FL065/TP C56X/TA 02/IC LGT RIME 065-100/RM DURD
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PDX360006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0250Reported at 02:50 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TA 02Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 065-100Icing: light rime 6,500–10,000 ft.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0147Z (6:47 PM PDT) · 18 NM E of 1OR4 · 2,500 ft MSL · B739
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PDX UA /OV KPDX10307/TM 0147/FL025/TP B739/SK OVC030-TOPUNKN
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPDX10307Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0147Reported at 01:47 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0104Z (6:04 PM PDT) · 23 NM E of 1OR4 · during descent · B739
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PDX UA /OV KPDX100005/TM 0104/FLDURD/TP B739/SK OVC030-TOPUNKN/RM RAGGED
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPDX100005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0104Reported at 01:04 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM RAGGEDRemarks.
PIREP2340Z (4:40 PM PDT) · 23 NM E of 1OR4 · during descent · E75L
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PDX UA /OV KPDX100005/TM 2340/FLDURD/TP E75L/SK SCT030-TOPUNKN
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPDX100005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2340Reported at 23:40 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT030-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 1OR4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHIO reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 24 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 50%MVFR 29%IFR 17%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 78%MVFR 12%IFR 7%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/18 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
52%
09
48%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)

TAF KHIO 280520Z 2806/2906 19007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC060 FM280800 19009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 FM281900 22005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050

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Live crosswind meter

1OR4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHIO, 5 nm away.

N09275 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of North Plains Gliderport (1OR4)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Apr-Nov Ireg 1000-1800 local
Landing fee
No
Other services
Glider service
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1OR4
City
North Plains
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Elevation
210 ft
Coordinates
45.6040, -123.0250
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHIO
TAF
Nearest KPDX
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
19h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for North Plains Gliderport (1OR4)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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