Hi Country No 2 Airport (97OR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGCD), 97OR is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hi Country No 2 Airport in Prairie City, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGCD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hi Country No 2 Airport (97OR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Prairie City, OR at a field elevation of 3,840 ft. 97OR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGCD, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBKE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGCD, 13 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,300 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,300 ft.
METAR KGCD 281055Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM BKN033 OVC040 03/M01 A3002 RMK AO2 T00301010
What changed at KGCD (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (3:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (3:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 97OR
Based on the nearest station (KGCD), 97OR is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 3,200 ft (field elevation 3,840 ft). 97OR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBKE, about 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 2,500 ft | GRVL-DIRT | 0 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 14 | 2,500 ft | GRVL-DIRT | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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97OR 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 14/322,500 × 50 ft · GRVL-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 97ORWind
- 14
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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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 6→4 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 3,300 ft.
97OR weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 97OR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGCD reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 67%
- 32
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
97OR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGCD, 13 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- 24 hours
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 97OR
- City
- Prairie City
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,840 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.4352, -118.6620
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGCD
- TAF
- Nearest KBKE
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hi Country No 2 Airport (97OR)
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