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Santiam Junction State Airport (8S3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:56 AM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KRDM), 8S3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Santiam Junction State Airport in Sisters, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRDM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Santiam Junction State Airport (8S3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sisters, OR at a field elevation of 3,780 ft. 8S3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRDM, about 36 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDM.

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VFR
Observed 1456Z (7:56 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRDM, 35.7 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
35°F / 2°C
dew 31°F / -1°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRDM 271456Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP161 T00171006 58003

What changed at KRDM (nearest station)?

Since the 1356Z (6:56 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1356Z (6:56 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 8S3

Based on the nearest station (KRDM), 8S3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 3,780 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.

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
06--
24--

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8S3 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 06/24
    2,800 × 150 ft · GRVL-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8S3
    Wind
    06
    no steady wind
    24
    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
061215Z03Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 8,500 ft → unlimited.

8S3 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 8S3

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

PIREP1513Z (8:13 AM PDT) · 82 NM S of 8S3 · 17,000 ft MSL · B190
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MFR UA /OV OED030055/TM 1513/FL170/TP B190/TA M18/IC NEG/RM ZSE
MFR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OED030055Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
TA M18Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP1500Z (8:00 AM PDT) · 36 NM E of 8S3 · altitude unknown · B190
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RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 1500/FLRDM/TP B190/IC NEG
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FLRDMAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1454Z (7:54 AM PDT) · 34 NM W of 8S3 · 17,000 ft MSL · B190
light mixed icing
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EUG UA /OV EUG040026/TM 1454/FL170/TP B190/TA M20/IC LGT MIXED/RM ZSE
EUG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EUG040026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1454Reported at 14:54 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
TA M20Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT MIXEDIcing: light mixed.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP1451Z (7:51 AM PDT) · 36 NM E of 8S3 · during climb · B738
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RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 1451/FL170/TP B738/SK SCT120-160/IC NEG /RM DURC ZSE
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT120-160Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC ZSERemarks.
PIREP1438Z (7:38 AM PDT) · 81 NM S of 8S3 · 39,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light chop turbulence
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RDM UA /OV DSD180074/TM 1438/FL390/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZSE
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DSD180074Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1438Reported at 14:38 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP1431Z (7:31 AM PDT) · 60 NM NW of 8S3 · during climb · C25C
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UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 1431/FL006/TP C25C/SK SCT006-TOPUNKN/RM DURC 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 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP C25CAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT006-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY 17Remarks.
PIREP1430Z (7:30 AM PDT) · 60 NM NW of 8S3 · during climb · BE9L
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UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 1430/FL006/TP BE9L/SK BKN006-TOPUNKN/RM DURC 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 1430Reported at 14:30 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN006-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY 17Remarks.
PIREP1417Z (7:17 AM PDT) · 79 NM SW of 8S3 · during climb · B38M
light chop 18,000–20,000 ft turbulence
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EUG UA /OV EUG170035/TM 1417/FL200/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 180-200 /RM DURC ZSE
EUG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EUG170035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1417Reported at 14:17 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 180-200Turbulence: light chop 18,000–20,000 ft.
RM DURC ZSERemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8S3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRDM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/16 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

24
61%
06
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)

TAF KRDM 271120Z 2712/2812 18005KT P6SM BKN060 OVC070 PROB30 2716/2719 -SHRA FM272100 29010KT P6SM BKN060 FM280400 17008KT P6SM SCT040

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No live weather from 8S3

Live crosswind meter

8S3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRDM, 36 nm away.

N0624wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Gravel · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Santiam Junction State Airport (8S3)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8S3
City
Sisters
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Elevation
3,780 ft
Coordinates
44.4343, -121.9424
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRDM
TAF
Nearest KRDM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
9h 28m

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Pilot PIREPs for Santiam Junction State Airport (8S3)

Community-submitted

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

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