Goering Ranches / Chocheta Estates Airport (50OR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBDN), 50OR is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 13 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Goering Ranches / Chocheta Estates Airport in Bend, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBDN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Goering Ranches / Chocheta Estates Airport (50OR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bend, OR at a field elevation of 3,450 ft. 50OR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBDN, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBDN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBDN, 11 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBDN 281355Z AUTO 21013G21KT 10SM FEW060 04/M02 A2998 RMK AO2
What changed at KBDN (nearest station)?
Since the 1355Z (6:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 5,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for 50OR
Based on the nearest station (KBDN), 50OR is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 13 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,900 ft (field elevation 3,450 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 5,500 ft | DIRT-G | 12 kt head | 5 kt right (g8) |
| 35 | 5,500 ft | DIRT-G | 11 kt tail | 6 kt left (g10) |
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50OR 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 17/355,500 × 60 ft · DIRT-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 50ORWind
- 17
- 12 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 11 kt tailwind · 6 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 8→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,500 ft.
50OR 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 50OR
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RDM UA /OV PDX-RDM/TM 1355/FL130/TP BE99/TA UNKN /TB LGT 090/IC TRACE RIME
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PDX-RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.TB LGT 090Turbulence: light 090.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.Show raw report
DLS UA /OV LTJ220017/TM 1256/FL133/TP E75L/SK TOP133/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZSE
DLS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LTJ220017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1256Reported at 12:56 UTC.FL133Altitude: 13,300 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK TOP133Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
DLS UA /OV LTJ204015/TM 1221/FL240/TP A306/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD HHOOD ARR-ZSE
DLS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LTJ204015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1221Reported at 12:21 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP A306Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM DURD HHOOD ARR-ZSERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 50OR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBDN reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,800 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.
- 17
- 54%
- 35
- 46%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1126Z (4:26 AM PDT)
TAF KBDN 281126Z 2812/2912 21010KT P6SM SCT050 FM281700 21013G21KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 FM282200 23010KT P6SM BKN100 FM290500 18005KT P6SM FEW040 BKN120
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Live crosswind meter
50OR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBDN, 11 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- Mon-Fri all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 50OR
- City
- Bend
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,450 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.0958, -120.9468
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBDN
- TAF
- Nearest KBDN
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 10h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Goering Ranches / Chocheta Estates Airport (50OR)
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