Fairchild Air Force Base METAR KSKA

VFRMedium AirportElev. 750 m (2461 ft)

Fairchild Air Force Base is situated in Spokane, United States. The ICAO code of Fairchild Air Force Base is KSKA and the IATA code is SKA.
It has one Concrete runway 05/23 with a length of 13,899 ft (4,236 m).
The elevation is 750 m (2461 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-08-22 13:55 UTC

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Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

24.8°C

Wind

4kt

Visibility

> 10sm

Altimeter

29.96inHg

Raw METAR

METAR KSKA 221355Z 07004KT 10SM CLR 25/03 A2996 RMK AO2A SLP113 T02480034 $

Decoded

Wind: From 070° (ENE) at 4 kt
Visibility: > 10 sm
Temp / DP: 24.8°C (77°F) · Dew point 3.4°C (38°F)
Altimeter: 1015 hPa · 29.96 inHg
Sea level P: 1011.3 hPa

TAF

Valid 22 Aug 11:00 UTC – 23 Aug 17:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF KSKA 221100Z 2211/2317 30010KT 9999 BKN140 BKN200 QNH2992INS BECMG 2214/2215 10009KT 9999 BKN200 QNH2994INS BECMG 2219/2221 24012G18KT 9999 BKN120 QNH2991INS TEMPO 2223/2305 9000 -SHRA BKN080 OVC100 BECMG 2305/2306 09009KT 9999 BKN100 QNH2993INS TX35/2222Z TN22/2213Z LIMITED METWATCH 2211 TIL 2402

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

11:0017:0023:0005:0011:0017:00NOW

Sun 23 Aug

BECMG05:00 – 17:00 UTC

090° / 9 kt> 6 smBKN 10,000ft

VFR

Sat 22 Aug

TEMPO23:00 – 05:00 UTC

5.59 smLight Showers RainBKN 8,000ft · OVC 10,000ft

VFR

BECMG19:00 – 05:00 UTC

240° / 12 G18 kt> 6 smBKN 12,000ft

VFR

BECMG14:00 – 19:00 UTC

100° / 9 kt> 6 smBKN 20,000ft

VFR

BASE11:00 – 14:00 UTC

300° / 10 kt> 6 smBKN 14,000ft · BKN 20,000ft

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
05 ★ best	67°	13,899 ft (4,236 m)	Concrete	3°	↑ 4 kt	0 kt ·
23	247°	13,899 ft (4,236 m)	Concrete	177°	↓ 4 kt	0 kt ·

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise12:54 UTC

Sunset02:52 UTC

Daylight:13h 57m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

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Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
KGEG	—	9 km	VFR	Calm	8 sm	FEW 15000ft	23.9°C
KSFF	—	26 km	VFR	030° 3 kt	8 sm	—	21.7°C
KDEW	—	43 km	VFR	010° 8 kt	> 10 sm	—	23.9°C
KCOE	—	65 km	VFR	050° 3 kt	> 10 sm	—	21.1°C
KPUW	—	105 km	VFR	050° 3 kt	7 sm	—	23.9°C
KSZT	—	112 km	VFR	Calm	> 10 sm	—	18°C
KMWH	—	133 km	VFR	Calm	9 sm	—	25°C
KEPH	—	144 km	VFR	350° 4 kt	> 10 sm	—	23.3°C
KLWS	—	146 km	VFR	—	> 10 sm	—	26.7°C
KOMK	—	168 km	VFR	Calm	> 10 sm	—	23.3°C

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