Gilmour Ag Air Airport (OR86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KS12), OR86 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Gilmour Ag Air Airport in Jefferson, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KS12): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gilmour Ag Air Airport (OR86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jefferson, OR at a field elevation of 244 ft. OR86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KS12, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSLE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KS12, 7.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered clouds at 3,900 ft, broken clouds at 4,500 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,500 ft.
METAR KS12 281935Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM SCT025 SCT039 BKN045 12/09 A3007 RMK AO2
What changed at KS12 (nearest station)?
Since the 1910Z (12:10 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- A ceiling formed at 4,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for OR86
Based on the nearest station (KS12), OR86 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 244 ft). OR86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSLE, about 9 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,500 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 0 kt |
| S | 2,500 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 0 kt |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 9→12 kt, ceiling 2,500 ft → 4,500 ft.
OR86 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of OR86
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EUG UA /OV EUG/TM 1930/FLDURD/TP E75L/SK OVC023/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 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK OVC023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 1909/FLRDM/TP B737/TB NEG/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 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.FLRDMAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 1858/FL015/TP TMB9/SK SCT015-TOPUNKN/RM DURD 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 1858Reported at 18:58 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP TMB9Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT015-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD RWY 17Remarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV KPDX100004/TM 1844/FLDURD/TP B739/SK OVC016-TOPUNKIN
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KPDX100004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1844Reported at 18:44 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016-TOPUNKINSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV PDX070025/TM 1840/FL080/TP A321/TA M4/IC LT RIME/RM DURD 080-055
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PDX070025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1840Reported at 18:40 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TA M4Outside air temperature, °C.IC LT RIMEIcing: lt rime.RM DURD 080-055Remarks.Show raw report
OTH UA /OV OTH/TM 1834/FL008/TP BE9L/SK OVC008-TOP020/RM DURC
OTH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1834Reported at 18:34 UTC.FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.SK OVC008-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at OR86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KS12 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,600 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.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- OR86
- City
- Jefferson
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 244 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7555, -123.0456
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KS12
- TAF
- Nearest KSLE
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gilmour Ag Air Airport (OR86)
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