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Lake Billy Chinook Airport (5S5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 5S5 right now.

Aviation weather near Lake Billy Chinook Airport in Culver, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KS33): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lake Billy Chinook Airport (5S5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Culver, OR at a field elevation of 2,695 ft. 5S5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KS33, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDM.

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No data
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No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KS33, 11.4 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KS33 (nearest station)?

Since the 1135Z (4:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1135Z (4:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5S5

A current METAR is not available for 5S5 right now. The nearest reporting station is KS33. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16--
34--

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5S5 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 16/34
    2,500 × 32 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5S5
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    no steady wind
    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
0132512Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,500 ft.

5S5 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 5S5

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

URGENT1120Z (4:20 AM PDT) · 84 NM NW of 5S5 · during descent · B763
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PDX UUA /OV 100003/TM 1120/FL011/TP B763/SK OVC011/RM +/- 10 KTS AOB 020 DURD RWY 28L
PDX UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV 100003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1120Reported at 11:20 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM +/- 10 KTS AOB 020 DURD R…Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 5S5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KS33 reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

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.

16
60%
34
40%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lake Billy Chinook Airport (5S5)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5S5
City
Culver
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Elevation
2,695 ft
Coordinates
44.5198, -121.3196
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KS33
TAF
Nearest KRDM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
12h 43m

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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Billy Chinook Airport (5S5)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Lake Billy Chinook Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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