Siletz Bay State Airport (KS45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 AM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KONP), KS45 is currently MVFR with winds from 280° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Siletz Bay State Airport in Gleneden Beach, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KONP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Siletz Bay State Airport (KS45) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gleneden Beach, OR at a field elevation of 69 ft. KS45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KONP, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,297 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KONP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KONP, 17.8 nm away.
Wind from the west (280°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,800 ft, broken clouds at 2,700 ft, broken clouds at 3,900 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,700 ft.
METAR KONP 271535Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM SCT018 BKN027 BKN039 10/10 A3009 RMK AO2
What changed at KONP (nearest station)?
Since the 1515Z (8:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.
- Visibility moved from 7 SM to 10 SM.
Current pilot readout for KS45
Based on the nearest station (KONP), KS45 is currently MVFR with winds from 280° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,297 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 35 | 3,297 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 6 kt left |
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KS45 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 17/353,297 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KS45Wind
- 17
- 0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 0 kt headwind · 6 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 12→6 kt, ceiling 3,300 ft → 2,700 ft.
KS45 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 KS45
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
HIO UA /OV HIO/TM 1408/FL012/TP C550/SK BKN012/RM DURD RY31R
HIO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HIOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD RY31RRemarks.Show raw report
EUG UA /OV EUG/TM 1318/FL045/TP E75L/SK OVC035/TA -1/IC NEG
EUG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EUGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1318Reported at 13:18 UTC.FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK OVC035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA -1Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV KPDX/TM 1306/FLDURD/TP B738/SK OVC006 TOPUNKN
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KPDXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC006 TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KS45
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KONP reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 23 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 75%
- 17
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1121Z (4:21 AM PDT)
TAF KONP 271121Z 2712/2812 24004KT 5SM -SHRA BKN004 BKN035 OVC045 FM271300 30006KT 6SM BR BKN020 TEMPO 2713/2716 6SM -SHRA OVC008 FM271700 31007KT P6SM SCT027 PROB30 2804/2806 6SM -SHRA BKN016 FM280600 22013KT P6SM SCT020 BKN060 PROB30 2806/2807 6SM -SHRA BKN015 FM281000 24010G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT028 OVC045
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Live crosswind meter
KS45 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KONP, 18 nm away.
Wind is 89° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- S45
- City
- Gleneden Beach
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.8769, -124.0290
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,297 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KONP
- TAF
- Nearest KONP
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Siletz Bay State Airport (KS45)
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