Sisters Eagle Air Airport (K6K5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRDM), K6K5 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sisters Eagle Air Airport in Sisters, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRDM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sisters Eagle Air Airport (K6K5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sisters, OR at a field elevation of 3,168 ft. K6K5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRDM, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,560 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRDM, 17 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRDM 281056Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP166 T10111022
What changed at KRDM (nearest station)?
Since the 0956Z (2:56 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.03 → 30.00 inHg.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for K6K5
Based on the nearest station (KRDM), K6K5 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 3,168 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 3,560 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 02 | 3,560 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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K6K5 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 02/203,560 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K6K5Wind
- 02
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 4 kt headwind · 5 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 5→7 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
K6K5 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 K6K5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRDM reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 55%
- 20
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KRDM 280520Z 2806/2906 17010KT P6SM SCT050 FM281900 27011KT P6SM BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
K6K5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRDM, 17 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6K5
- City
- Sisters
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,168 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3046, -121.5390
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,560 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRDM
- TAF
- Nearest KRDM
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sisters Eagle Air Airport (K6K5)
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