Powers Airport (6S6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4S1), 6S6 is currently IFR with winds from 080° at 9 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 1,900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Powers Airport in Powers, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4S1): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Powers Airport (6S6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Powers, OR at a field elevation of 326 ft. 6S6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4S1, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRBG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4S1, 31.8 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 9 kt, visibility 1.5 statute miles, a few clouds at 900 ft, broken clouds at 1,900 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 1,900 ft.
METAR K4S1 281255Z AUTO 08009KT 1 1/2SM -DZ BR FEW009 BKN019 OVC025 08/07 A3014 RMK AO2
What changed at K4S1 (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (5:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Visibility dropped from 10 SM to 1.5 SM.
- Drizzle began (-DZ).
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for 6S6
Based on the nearest station (K4S1), 6S6 is currently IFR with winds from 080° at 9 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 1,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 326 ft). 6S6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRBG, about 38 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 2,500 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 31 | 2,500 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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6S6 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 13/312,500 × 60 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6S6Wind
- 13
- 3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
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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 8→9 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 1,900 ft.
6S6 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 6S6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4S1 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 71%
- 13
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
6S6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4S1, 32 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 6S6
- City
- Powers
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 326 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.8696, -124.0590
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K4S1
- TAF
- Nearest KRBG
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 12h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Powers Airport (6S6)
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