Shotgun Ranch Airstrip (42OR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 AM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KS39), 42OR is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Shotgun Ranch Airstrip in Post, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KS39): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Shotgun Ranch Airstrip (42OR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Post, OR at a field elevation of 3,430 ft. 42OR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KS39, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,650 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KS39, 26.6 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,500 ft, scattered clouds at 7,500 ft, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KS39 271515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW055 SCT075 BKN085 02/00 A3000 RMK AO2
What changed at KS39 (nearest station)?
Since the 1455Z (7:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for 42OR
Based on the nearest station (KS39), 42OR is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 2,600 ft (field elevation 3,430 ft). 42OR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDM, about 36 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1,650 ft | ASPH-CONC | - | - |
| 19 | 1,650 ft | ASPH-CONC | - | - |
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42OR 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 01/191,650 × 50 ft · ASPH-CONCCurrent useno stated-runway source at 42ORWind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
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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 0→0 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → 8,500 ft.
42OR weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 42OR
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MFR UA /OV OED030055/TM 1513/FL170/TP B190/TA M18/IC NEG/RM ZSE
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OED030055Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TA M18Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 1500/FLRDM/TP B190/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 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FLRDMAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 1451/FL170/TP B738/SK SCT120-160/IC NEG /RM DURC ZSE
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT120-160Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURC ZSERemarks.Show raw report
RDM UA /OV DSD180074/TM 1438/FL390/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZSE
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DSD180074Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1438Reported at 14:38 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
RDM UA /OV DSD340060/TM 1336/FL390/TP B763/TB NEG/RM ZSE
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DSD340060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1336Reported at 13:36 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
GCD UA /OV IMB250045/TM 1236/FL330/TP B738/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC WHAMY DEPT PDX-ZSE
GCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IMB250045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1236Reported at 12:36 UTC.FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURC WHAMY DEPT PD…Remarks.Show raw report
DLS UA /OV LTJ150010/TM 1010/FL200/TP B752/SK TOP 200/RM ZSE
DLS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LTJ150010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 200Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZSERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 42OR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KS39 reported mostly VFR across 63 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
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.
- 19
- 56%
- 01
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
42OR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KS39, 27 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 42OR
- City
- Post
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,430 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.1341, -120.3249
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,650 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KS39
- TAF
- Nearest KRDM
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Shotgun Ranch Airstrip (42OR)
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