Ames Airport (21OG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:56 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KSLE), 21OG is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ames Airport in Jefferson, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSLE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ames Airport (21OG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jefferson, OR at a field elevation of 720 ft. 21OG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSLE, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSLE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSLE, 8.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 9,000 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KSLE 280556Z AUTO 18011KT 10SM OVC090 09/07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00940072 10133 20094 58003 $
What changed at KSLE (nearest station)?
Since the 0456Z (9:56 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0456Z (9:56 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 21OG
Based on the nearest station (KSLE), 21OG is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 720 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 1,800 ft | ASPH | 8 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 32 | 1,800 ft | ASPH | 8 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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21OG 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 14/321,800 × 40 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 21OGWind
- 14
- 8 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 8 kt tailwind · 7 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 23 h: wind 10→11 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → 9,000 ft.
21OG weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 21OG
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0334/FL050/TP E75L/IC NEG
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0334Reported at 03:34 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 21OG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSLE reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 32
- 59%
- 14
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KSLE 280520Z 2806/2906 20010KT P6SM FEW030 BKN050 FM280700 18012G20KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 FM281400 19010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 FM282000 21007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050
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Live crosswind meter
21OG has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSLE, 8.4 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 21OG
- City
- Jefferson
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 720 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7718, -122.9707
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSLE
- TAF
- Nearest KSLE
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 18h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ames Airport (21OG)
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