McDermitt State Airport (K26U) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:52 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KREO), K26U has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 230° at 9 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near McDermitt State Airport in McDermitt, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KREO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
McDermitt State Airport (K26U) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around McDermitt, OR at a field elevation of 4,478 ft. K26U has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KREO, about 35 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 5,900 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KREO, 34.8 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 9 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg.
METAR KREO 282252Z AUTO 23009KT 14/M05 A2999 RMK AO1 SLP159 T01391050
What changed at KREO (nearest station)?
Since the 2152Z (2:52 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.01 → 29.99 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K26U
Based on the nearest station (KREO), K26U has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 230° at 9 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 5,350 ft (field elevation 4,478 ft). K26U does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWMC, about 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 5,900 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 34 | 5,900 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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K26U 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 16/345,900 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K26UWind
- 16
- 6 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 6 kt tailwind · 7 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 23 h: wind 11→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K26U 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K26U
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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WMC UA /OV BAM/TM 1826/FL350/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /ZLC
WMC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BAMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOP /ZLCTurbulence: occasional light chop /zlc.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K26U
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KREO reported varied conditions across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 64%
- 34
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
K26U has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KREO, 35 nm away.
Wind is 47° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 26U
- City
- McDermitt
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,478 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.0095, -117.7273
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KREO
- TAF
- Nearest KWMC
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 1h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for McDermitt State Airport (K26U)
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