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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
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSKA 111055Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A2998 RMK AO2A SLP132 T01560043 $
- Wind
- from 180° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,039 ft · pressure altitude 2,402 ft
- Observed
- 83 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 05 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSKA 111100Z 1111/1217 VRB06KT 8000 FU FEW250 QNH2998INS BECMG 1117/1118 22012G18KT 9000 FU FEW250 QNH2992INS BECMG 1202/1203 VRB06KT 8000 FU FEW060 SCT250 QNH2993INS TX30/1123Z TN13/1210Z
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1241Z / 0309Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 16° (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 — LG
- 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.