Backachers Ranch Airport (5OR0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:15 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3S8), 5OR0 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Backachers Ranch Airport in Selma, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3S8): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Backachers Ranch Airport (5OR0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Selma, OR at a field elevation of 1,460 ft. 5OR0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3S8, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMFR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3S8, 15 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR K3S8 281315Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC003 04/04 A3020 RMK AO2
What changed at K3S8 (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (5:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for 5OR0
Based on the nearest station (K3S8), 5OR0 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 1,460 ft). 5OR0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMFR, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 20 | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
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5OR0 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 02/203,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5OR0Wind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- 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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 3,800 ft → 300 ft.
5OR0 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5OR0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3S8 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 89%
- 20
- 11%
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Live crosswind meter
5OR0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3S8, 15 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
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5OR0
- City
- Selma
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,460 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.2851, -123.5330
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3S8
- TAF
- Nearest KMFR
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Backachers Ranch Airport (5OR0)
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