KEPH/EPH METAR & TAF Ephrata Municipal Airport

Ephrata, WashingtonElevation 1,276 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR56 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

340@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,239 ft

-37 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2053Z (1:53 PM local) · 56 min old

KEPH is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

340° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

FEW120

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

13°C / 2°C

55°F / 36°F. 11°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.02 inHg

1016.6 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO FEW RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP168

sea-level pressure 1016.8 hPa

T01330022

precise temperature 13.3°C, dew point 2.2°C

58013

3-hour pressure tendency: falling quickly (1.3 hPa change)

FAA: no delays reported at EPH.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 340° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly cloudy, high near 60F, low near 39F, 26% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
This Afternoon	Mostly Cloudy	60/39	NE 8 kt	–	26%
Monday	Chance Light Rain	55/37	SE 9 kt	–	26%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	58/36	SW 10 kt	–	17%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Light Rain	54/32	S 11 kt	–	18%
Thursday	Chance Light Rain	50/31	N 5 kt	–	34%
Friday	Chance Rain And Snow then Partly Sunny	50/29	N 10 kt	–	28%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	51/29	N 6 kt	–	15%

Source: National Weather Service (office OTX). Forecast issued 2148Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

340° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 295 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

5 kt L

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

5 kt L

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt R

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt R

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 5,500 ft

03/21

Dimensions

5,500 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0343°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 21223°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

04/22

Dimensions

3,467 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

RWY 0442°T

RWY 22222°T

Traffic patternRight

11/29

Dimensions

3,843 x 60 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 11128°T

REILYes

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 29308°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,239 ft

Pressure altitude

1,176 ft

Field elevation

1,276 ft MSL

Temperature

13°C (55°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.02 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0052Z 5:52 PM

Sunrise

1432Z 7:32 AM

Loggable night

0124Z (6:24 PM local) → 1400Z (7:00 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0052Z (5:52 PM local) → 1432Z (7:32 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0152Z (6:52 PM local) → 1332Z (6:32 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Ephrata Municipal Airport is in Ephrata, Washington. Field elevation 1,276 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDAVID LANMAN

Manager phone509-754-3508

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0700–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKEPH / EPH

SectionalSEATTLE

Center (ARTCC)SEATTLE

Flight service (AFSS)SEATTLE

RegionWashington

CountryUnited States

Coordinates47.3076, -119.5160

Distance from city2 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

126.4

GRANT CO APP/DEP

A/D

135.775

ASOS

122.2

SEATTLE RDO

RDO

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KEPH traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-22, 59 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

6.6

AVG OPS/DAY

12.4

Operations trend (14 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 48%Unknown 31%Other 6%Jet 5%Turboprop 4%Helicopter 4%Twin 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~51 landings/mo

›BE19 (Unknown) · ~17 landings/mo

›BE23 (Unknown) · ~10 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›BE23 (Unknown)

›BE19 (Unknown)

›NIMB (Other)

›T206 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KMWH Grant County International Airport

10 NM SE

VFR

KEAT Pangborn Memorial Airport

29 NM W

VFR

KELN Bowers Field

45 NM W

VFR

KRLD Richland Airport

61 NM S

VFR

KYKM Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field

61 NM SW

VFR

KPSC Tri Cities Airport

65 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›JET-A AVBL SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 1500Z-2300Z.

›BE ALERT AEROBATIC ACFT ACTIVITY OVER CENTER OF AIRPORT.

›(E81) REFLECTORS ON PORTIONS OF TWYS.

›CONDS NOT MNT MON-FRI 1600-0700, CONDS NOT MNT SAT-SUN & HOLS 1600-0700.

›FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.

›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC GRANT COUNTY APCH AT 509-762-2842. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

›ACTVT REIL RWYS 3, 11, 21 & 29; MIRL RWY 03/21 & MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 29, RWY 03 & RWY 21 OPR CONSLY.

›UNICOM MNTD INTMTLY.

›RWY 04/22 GLDS USE 1 APR TO 1 NOV.

›JET-A W/ ADDITIVE AVBL SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 1500Z-2300Z

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KEPH on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KEPH have a METAR?

Yes. KEPH has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KEPH have a TAF?

When KEPH issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KEPH?

KEPH sits at 1,276 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KEPH?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.