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Fort Lewis Road / Pacemaker Landing Zone Airport (KZ10) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:05 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGRF), KZ10 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Fort Lewis Road / Pacemaker Landing Zone Airport in Spanaway, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGRF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fort Lewis Road / Pacemaker Landing Zone Airport (KZ10) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spanaway, WA at a field elevation of 397 ft. KZ10 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGRF, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRF.

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MVFR
Observed 1905Z (12:05 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGRF, 6.5 nm away.

Wind
170° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,000 ft
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,200 ft, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, broken clouds at 2,700 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI KGRF 271905Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM SCT012 BKN020 BKN027 OVC050 12/09 A2998 RMK AO2 CIG 014V020 SLP156 $

What changed at KGRF (nearest station)?

Since the 1900Z (12:00 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1900Z (12:00 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for KZ10

Based on the nearest station (KGRF), KZ10 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 397 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16FAV8 kt head1 kt left
348 kt tail1 kt right

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KZ10 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.

  • Runway 16/34
    3,500 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KZ10
    Wind
    16
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    34
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122419Z10Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→8 kt, ceiling 4,100 ft → 2,000 ft.

KZ10 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KZ10

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1933Z (12:33 PM PDT) · 10 NM SW of KZ10 · during descent · E75L
light rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA180035/TM 1933/FL150/TP E75L/TA -22/IC LGT RIME/RM 150-135 DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA180035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1933Reported at 19:33 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TA -22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM 150-135 DURD HAWKZRemarks.
PIREP1929Z (12:29 PM PDT) · 50 NM N of KZ10 · during descent · BCS3
light rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA360025/TM 1929/FL080/TP BCS3/TA -2/IC LGT RIME/RM 080-070 DURD
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA360025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1929Reported at 19:29 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TA -2Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM 080-070 DURDRemarks.
PIREP1918Z (12:18 PM PDT) · 31 NM NW of KZ10 · 19,000 ft MSL · B39M
int light chop 10,000–19,000 ft turbulence
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SHN UA /OV SHN/TM 1918/FL190/TP B39M/SK SCT190/TB INT LGT CHOP 100-190/IC NEG/RM /ZSE
SHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SHNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1918Reported at 19:18 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT190Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB INT LGT CHOP 100-190Turbulence: int light chop 10,000–19,000 ft.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM /ZSERemarks.
PIREP1900Z (12:00 PM PDT) · 83 NM E of KZ10 · during descent · C550
light to moderate 3,000–8,000 ft turbulence
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YKM UA /OV KYKM /TM 1900/FL080/TP C550/TB LGT-MOD 030-080/RM DURD
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KYKMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 030-080Turbulence: light to moderate 3,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1900Z (12:00 PM PDT) · 85 NM SW of KZ10 · 6,000 ft MSL · C172
light rime 5,800–6,000 ft icing
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AST UA /OV AST160010/TM 1900/FL060/TP C172/TA 05/IC LGT RIME 058-060/RM /ZSE
AST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AST160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 058-060Icing: light rime 5,800–6,000 ft.
RM /ZSERemarks.
PIREP1857Z (11:57 AM PDT) · 37 NM N of KZ10 · during descent · PC12
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BFI UA /OV BFI315008/TM 1857/FL020/TP PC12/SK BKN020/RM DURD ILS R14R
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1857Reported at 18:57 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS R14RRemarks.
PIREP1857Z (11:57 AM PDT) · 30 NM N of KZ10 · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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RNT UA /OV 10001/TM 1857/FL010/TP C172/SK BKN015
RNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1857Reported at 18:57 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1856Z (11:56 AM PDT) · 41 NM S of KZ10 · 14,000 ft MSL · PC12
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PDX UA /OV BTG335037/TM 1856/FL140/TP PC12/SK SKC TOPS 150/RM NB ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTG335037Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1856Reported at 18:56 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKC TOPS 150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM NB ZSERemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KZ10

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGRF reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 110 observations, with 48 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 43%MVFR 40%IFR 13%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 48

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 12%IFR 2%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.13 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 29

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

16
61%
34
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1300Z (6:00 AM PDT)

TAF KGRF 281300Z 2813/2919 20010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 OVC050 510105 QNH2986INS TEMPO 2813/2816 9999 VCSH SCT006 BECMG 2817/2818 20009KT 8000 -SHRA FEW010 BKN015 OVC030 QNH2992INS BECMG 2900/2901 20009KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 QNH2996INS BECMG 2906/2907 18009KT 8000 -SHRA FEW010 BKN015 OVC035 610408 QNH2997INS BECMG 2911/2912 18009KT 9999 VCSH BKN035 OVC050 610406 QNH2996INS TX12/2821Z TN07/2913Z

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Live crosswind meter

KZ10 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGRF, 6.5 nm away.

N16348 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 7° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fort Lewis Road / Pacemaker Landing Zone Airport (KZ10)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
City
Spanaway
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
397 ft
Coordinates
47.0217, -122.4460
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGRF
TAF
Nearest KGRF
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
5h 18m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fort Lewis Road / Pacemaker Landing Zone Airport (KZ10)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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