Fairchild Air Force Base

KSKA · Washington, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 220° Fairchild Air Force Base 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 16 kt, gusting 23 kt, 4 beaufort

14 kt

7 kt
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BKN 4,500
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OVC 5,500
METAR KGEG 060853Z 22016G23KT 7SM -RA BKN045 OVC055 07/04 A2967 RMK AO2 PK WND 22026/0843 SLP050 P0002 60013 T00720039 53008 $

METAR Fairchild Air Force Base - KSKA/SKA

Fairchild Air Force Base is a midsized airport in Washington, United States. The airport is located at latitude 47.61506 and longitude -117.65581. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is KSKA. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is SKA. The airport's IATA code is SKA. The airport is in the Seattle FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Spokane International Airport on May 6, 2024 01:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 220° with a speed of 16 kt. Wind gusts of 23 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 7 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 4,500 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 5,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,500 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 1 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 81%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.67 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 20:10. This applies to Fairchild Air Force Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 066°-246° 7-10 kt 14-21 kt 44 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

4,500 ft BKN Broken clouds
5,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 7.2 °C
Dewpoint 3.9 °C
Rel. humidity 81%
Wind chill 1 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 22026/0843Peak wind from 220° with 26 kt at 08 :43 UTC
SLP050Sea level pressure is 29.68 inHg (29.68 inHg)
P0002Water equivalent of rainfall since previous observation is 0.02 inch (0.0 mm)
60013Water equivalent of rainfall in the last 6 hours is 0.06 inch (0.0 mm)
T00720039Temperature is 7.2 °C (45.0 °F), dew point is 3.9 °C (39.0 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance
53008

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:23 (3:14h)
Midday
12:46
Sunset
20:09

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