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Ochs Private Airport (72OR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KS33), 72OR is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ochs Private Airport in Madras, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KS33): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ochs Private Airport (72OR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Madras, OR at a field elevation of 1,790 ft. 72OR 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 (08/26), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDM.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (4:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KS33, 10.9 nm away.

Wind
250° 10 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.02"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 45°F

Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KS33 282335Z AUTO 25010G18KT 10SM CLR 10/00 A3002 RMK AO2

What changed at KS33 (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (4:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.
  • Wind direction moved from 220° to 250°.

Current pilot readout for 72OR

Based on the nearest station (KS33), 72OR is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 1,790 ft). 72OR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDM, about 33 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
26FAV9 kt head5 kt left (g9)
089 kt tail5 kt right (g9)

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72OR 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 08/26
    1,600 × 65 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 72OR
    Wind
    08
    9 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    26
    9 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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
0142823Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 10→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

72OR 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 72OR

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

PIREP2335Z (4:35 PM PDT) · 33 NM S of 72OR · during descent · GLF6
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RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2335/FL100/TP GLF6/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RWY 23
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2335Reported at 23:35 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD RWY 23Remarks.
PIREP2335Z (4:35 PM PDT) · 57 NM E of 72OR · 12,000 ft MSL · KODI
moderate rime icing
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DLS UA /OV LTJ100070/TM 2335/FL120/TP KODI/TA M11/IC MOD RIME/RM /ZSE
DLS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LTJ100070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2335Reported at 23:35 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP KODIAircraft type reporting.
TA M11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.
RM /ZSERemarks.
PIREP2318Z (4:18 PM PDT) · 79 NM NW of 72OR · during descent · PC12
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PDX UA /OV KPDX100006/TM 2318/FLUNKN/TP PC12/SK BKN040-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RY28R PDX
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPDX100006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2318Reported at 23:18 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN040-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RY28R PDXRemarks.
PIREP2300Z (4:00 PM PDT) · 33 NM S of 72OR · during descent · E75L
light chop turbulence
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RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2300/FL100/TP E75L/TA UNKN/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURD RWY 23
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2300Reported at 23:00 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD RWY 23Remarks.
PIREP2243Z (3:43 PM PDT) · 77 NM W of 72OR · 8,000 ft MSL · E75L
light rime 8,000–6,000 ft icing
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PDX UA /OV FLOWR/TM 2243/FL080/TP E75L/TA M05/IC LGT RIME 080-060
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLOWRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2243Reported at 22:43 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 080-060Icing: light rime 8,000–6,000 ft.
PIREP2215Z (3:15 PM PDT) · 33 NM S of 72OR · during descent · E75L
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RDM UA /OV KRDM/TM 2215/FLUNKW/TP E75L/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KRDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2215Reported at 22:15 UTC.
FLUNKWAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2204Z (3:04 PM PDT) · 82 NM W of 72OR · during descent · F2TH
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UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 2204/FL020/TP F2TH/SK SCT025-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RWY 17
UAO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUAOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2204Reported at 22:04 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT025-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RWY 17Remarks.
PIREP2120Z (2:20 PM PDT) · 33 NM S of 72OR · during descent · EPIC
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RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2120/FL100/TP EPIC/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RWY 23
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2120Reported at 21:20 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP EPICAircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD RWY 23Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 72OR

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KS33 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/18 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,500 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: 3

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.

08
59%
26
41%

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Live crosswind meter

72OR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KS33, 11 nm away.

N260810 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt
Headwind in gusts
16 kt
Crosswind in gusts
9 kt

Wind is 29° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ochs Private Airport (72OR)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
72OR
City
Madras
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Elevation
1,790 ft
Coordinates
44.7843, -120.9550
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KS33
TAF
Nearest KRDM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
1h 18m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ochs Private Airport (72OR)

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