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Hemmingson Airport (OR20) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KS12), OR20 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Hemmingson Airport in Albany, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KS12): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hemmingson Airport (OR20) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Albany, OR at a field elevation of 250 ft. OR20 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KS12, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSLE.

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VFR
Observed 0535Z (10:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KS12, 3.8 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
9,000 ft
Altimeter
30.08"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,000 ft, a few clouds at 7,000 ft, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KS12 280535Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM FEW060 FEW070 BKN090 09/08 A3008 RMK AO2

What changed at KS12 (nearest station)?

Since the 0515Z (10:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0515Z (10:15 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for OR20

Based on the nearest station (KS12), OR20 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 250 ft). OR20 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSLE, about 16 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
25FAV2 kt head8 kt left
072 kt tail8 kt right

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OR20 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 07/25
    1,250 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at OR20
    Wind
    07
    2 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    25
    2 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    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
081605Z19Z05Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 10→8 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → 9,000 ft.

OR20 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 OR20

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

PIREP0334Z (8:34 PM PDT) · 89 NM E of OR20 · 5,000 ft MSL · E75L
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RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0334/FL050/TP E75L/IC NEG
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0334Reported at 03:34 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP0250Z (7:50 PM PDT) · 66 NM N of OR20 · during descent · C56X
light rime 6,500–10,000 ft icing
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PDX UA /OV PDX360006/TM 0250/FL065/TP C56X/TA 02/IC LGT RIME 065-100/RM DURD
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PDX360006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0250Reported at 02:50 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TA 02Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 065-100Icing: light rime 6,500–10,000 ft.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0147Z (6:47 PM PDT) · 60 NM N of OR20 · 2,500 ft MSL · B739
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PDX UA /OV KPDX10307/TM 0147/FL025/TP B739/SK OVC030-TOPUNKN
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPDX10307Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0147Reported at 01:47 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0104Z (6:04 PM PDT) · 60 NM NE of OR20 · during descent · B739
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PDX UA /OV KPDX100005/TM 0104/FLDURD/TP B739/SK OVC030-TOPUNKN/RM RAGGED
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPDX100005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0104Reported at 01:04 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM RAGGEDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at OR20

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KS12 reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 90%MVFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 12%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/15 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 23

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

25
73%
07
27%

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Live crosswind meter

OR20 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KS12, 3.8 nm away.

N25078 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 79° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,250 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hemmingson Airport (OR20)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
OR20
City
Albany
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Elevation
250 ft
Coordinates
44.6582, -123.1430
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KS12
TAF
Nearest KSLE
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
19h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hemmingson Airport (OR20)

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