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KSKA — Fairchild AFB
Spokane, WA · field elevation 2,462 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
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KSKA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSKA 100255Z 09005KT 6SM -RA OVC042 07/06 A3002 RMK AO2A SLP178 P0004 60006 T00730064 50003 $
- Wind
- from 090° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,003 ft · pressure altitude 2,362 ft
- Observed
- 41 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 23 | 5 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 13,000–13,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSKA 100300Z 1003/1109 15006KT 9000 -SHRA SCT035 OVC045 610509 QNH3003INS BECMG 1008/1009 21010KT 8000 BR OVC010 QNH3004INS BECMG 1017/1018 20012KT 9000 -RA BKN015 OVC040 620609 QNH3014INS BECMG 1022/1023 18009KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN050 620704 QNH3012INS TX11/1023Z TN05/1013Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.61506, -117.65581
- Elevation
- 2,462 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1449Z / 0020Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 16°E (2010)
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Spokane, WA
Airport diagram
Everything else KSKA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 13,899 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.35
- Ground
- 123.6
- Approach 205-025
- 123.75
- Approach 026-204
- 133.35
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LOC/GS
- 2 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KGEG Spokane Intl5 nm
- KSFF Felts Fld14 nm
- KDEW Deer Park23 nm
- KCOE Coeur D'alene35 nm
- KPUW Pullman/Moscow Rgnl57 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSKA airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.