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Sportsman Airpark (2S6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KUAO), 2S6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility not reported, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Sportsman Airpark in Newberg, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUAO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sportsman Airpark (2S6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newberg, OR at a field elevation of 181 ft. 2S6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUAO, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,755 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUAO.

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VFR
Observed 0553Z (10:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUAO, 8.3 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
Visibility
-
Ceiling
10,000 ft
Altimeter
30.06"
Temp / Dew
49°F / 9°C
feels like 45°F

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility visibility not reported, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KUAO 280553Z AUTO 19008KT SCT060 OVC100 09/07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 60000 T00940072 10128 20094 56008 $

What changed at KUAO (nearest station)?

Since the 0453Z (9:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0453Z (9:53 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 2S6

Based on the nearest station (KUAO), 2S6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility not reported, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 181 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
17FAV8 kt head0 kt
358 kt tail0 kt

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2S6 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 17/35
    2,755 × 50 ft · ASPH-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2S6
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
091706Z17Z05Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→8 kt, ceiling 4,500 ft → 10,000 ft.

2S6 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 2S6

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

PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 61 NM NE of 2S6 · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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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.
PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 99 NM N of 2S6 · 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.
PIREP0334Z (8:34 PM PDT) · 99 NM SE of 2S6 · 5,000 ft MSL · E75L
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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.
PIREP0250Z (7:50 PM PDT) · 29 NM NE of 2S6 · 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) · 23 NM NE of 2S6 · 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) · 25 NM NE of 2S6 · during descent · B739
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 2S6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUAO reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 32 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 53%MVFR 25%IFR 22%
Wind avg/max: 6/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 8%IFR 5%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 23

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.

35
66%
17
34%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)

TAF KUAO 280520Z 2806/2906 19007KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 BKN050 FM280700 20012G20KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC040 FM281400 20008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 FM282000 21005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050

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Live crosswind meter

2S6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUAO, 8.3 nm away.

N17358 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 1° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,755 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sportsman Airpark (2S6) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Daily DAWN-DUSK local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2S6
City
Newberg
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Elevation
181 ft
Coordinates
45.2957, -122.9550
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,755 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KUAO
TAF
Nearest KUAO
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
18h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sportsman Airpark (2S6)

Community-submitted

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

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