Joseph State Airport (K4S3) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 7:30 AM PDT, Oct 5, K4S3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Joseph State Airport in Joseph, OR, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Joseph State Airport (K4S3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Joseph, OR at a field elevation of 4,126 ft. K4S3 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 5,202 ft.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJSY 051430Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3018 RMK AO2 T00910015
Current pilot readout for K4S3
K4S3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 4,100 ft (field elevation 4,126 ft). K4S3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBKE, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 5,202 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 33 | 5,202 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K4S3 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 15/335,202 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K4S3Wind
- 15
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 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.
K4S3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K4S3
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K4S3's own weather station.
Wind is 43° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,202 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KJSY
- FAA LID
- JSY
- City
- Joseph
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,126 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.3596, -117.2540
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,202 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KBKE
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Joseph State Airport (K4S3)
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