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KSKA — Fairchild AFB
Spokane, WA · field elevation 2,462 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KSKA current weather Live
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
SPECI KSKA 252334Z 22026G31KT 3SM BLDU BKN005 15/03 A2987 RMK AO2A SLP109 $
- Wind
- from 220° at 26 kt, gusting 31 kt
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,103 ft · pressure altitude 2,512 ft
- Observed
- 30 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 26 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 23 kt head | 11 kt from the left |
| 05 | 23 kt tail | 11 kt from the right |
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
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 10,000–20,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF AMD KSKA 252330Z 2523/2701 23020G35KT 3200 BLDU BKN0005 510003 QNH2991INS BECMG 2603/2605 24015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT040 BKN070 QNH2996INS BECMG 2608/2610 21012G18KT 9000 BR BKN080 QNH3004INS BECMG 2614/2615 22012G18KT 9999 NSW SCT100 QNH3010INS BECMG 2623/2624 24009KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS TX16/2523Z TN04/2614Z
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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
- 1343Z / 0140Z
- 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
- Other Washington airports
- How to read a METAR
- 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.