Strauch Field (OR47) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:54 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KEUG), OR47 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Strauch Field in Junction City, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEUG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Strauch Field (OR47) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Junction City, OR at a field elevation of 341 ft. OR47 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEUG, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,652 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEUG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEUG, 3.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KEUG 280454Z 16005KT 10SM BKN060 08/06 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00780061 $
What changed at KEUG (nearest station)?
Since the 0354Z (8:54 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0354Z (8:54 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for OR47
Based on the nearest station (KEUG), OR47 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 341 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,652 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 34 | 2,652 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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OR47 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 16/342,652 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at OR47Wind
- 16
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 6→5 kt, ceiling 2,500 ft → 6,000 ft.
OR47 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 OR47
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
LMT UA /OV LMT300060/TM 0328/FL400/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZSE
LMT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LMT300060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0328Reported at 03:28 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: light chop occasional moderate chop.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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 OR47
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEUG reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 63%
- 16
- 37%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KEUG 280520Z 2806/2906 17006KT P6SM FEW030 BKN060 FM280800 18010G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC040 FM281200 18009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN028 OVC035 FM282000 21007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050
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Live crosswind meter
OR47 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEUG, 3.9 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DAWN-DUSK local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- OR47
- City
- Junction City
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 341 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.1884, -123.1899
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,652 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEUG
- TAF
- Nearest KEUG
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 19h 18m
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Pilot PIREPs for Strauch Field (OR47)
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