KVUO METAR Pearson Field

Vancouver, WashingtonElevation 25 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

MVFR5 min old

Ceiling 1,800 ft, visibility 3 SM, mist.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

MVFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

120@9

steady

VISIBILITY

3 SM

4.8 km

CEILING

1,800 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-772 ft

-797 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1953Z (12:53 PM local) · 5 min old

KVUO is currently MVFR. Winds are from the southeast at 9 knots. Visibility is 3 statute miles. The ceiling is 1,800 feet AGL. Reported weather: rain, mist. The main issue is mist reported.

WIND

120° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

3 statute miles

4.8 km, reduced (MVFR).

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 1,800 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

9°C / 8°C

48°F / 46°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.01 inHg

1016.3 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

RA, BR, LOW CIG, LOW VIS

Rain reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BR OVC RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SLP163

sea-level pressure 1016.3 hPa

P0009

0.09 inches of precipitation in the last hour

T00940078

precise temperature 9.4°C, dew point 7.8°C

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Conditions are MVFR.

›Mist reported.

›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 MVFR, wind from 120° at 9 kt, visibility 3 SM, ceiling 1,800 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon rain, high near 56F, low near 43F, 97% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Rain	56/43	SE 8 kt	–	97%
Monday	Light Rain	58/43	SSE 7 kt	–	83%
Tuesday	Light Rain Likely	59/40	SSW 5 kt	–	89%
Wednesday	Showers And Thunderstorms	56/37	SSW 10 kt	–	92%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Light Rain	55/36	SSE 6 kt	–	88%
Friday	Chance Light Rain	56/34	ESE 2 kt	–	31%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	59/34	NNE 2 kt	–	11%

Source: National Weather Service (office PQR). Forecast issued 1957Z.

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

1 runway · 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

120° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 088 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

8 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

1 runway · longest 3,275 ft

08/26

Dimensions

3,275 x 60 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0898°T

Landing length (LDA)3,065 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA3,275 / 3,275 / 3,065 ft

VGSIVASI (V4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 26278°T

Landing length (LDA)2,513 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA3,275 / 3,275 / 3,275 ft

Displaced threshold762 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2R)

Traffic patternRight

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

-772 ft

Pressure altitude

-65 ft

Field elevation

25 ft MSL

Temperature

9°C (48°F)

Dewpoint

8°C (46°F)

Altimeter

30.01 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

0108Z 6:08 PM

Sunrise

1441Z 7:41 AM

Loggable night

0138Z (6:38 PM local) → 1411Z (7:11 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0108Z (6:08 PM local) → 1441Z (7:41 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0208Z (7:08 PM local) → 1341Z (6:41 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

Pearson Field is in Vancouver, Washington. Field elevation 25 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMEREDITH FOX

Manager phone360-904-9007

AttendedAPR-OCT ALL, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKVUO

SectionalSEATTLE

Center (ARTCC)SEATTLE

Flight service (AFSS)SEATTLE

RegionWashington

CountryUnited States

Coordinates45.6205, -122.6560

Distance from city2 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

Traffic pattern alt1,000 ft MSL

CTAF119.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119

VFR ADVSY SVC

AAS

118.1

PORTLAND APP

APP

135.125

ASOS

121.65

CLNC DEL

CLD

124.35

PORTLAND DEP

DEP

122.35

SEATTLE RDO

RDO

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

119.000

CTAF

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KVUO traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

34.3

AVG OPS/DAY

48.3

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 84%Unknown 13%Helicopter 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~555 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~95 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~84 landings/mo

›SR22 (Piston single) · ~20 landings/mo

›C82S (Unknown) · ~16 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›C150 (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

›SR22 (Piston single)

›RV6 (Unknown)

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.

KPDX Portland International Airport

3 NM SE

MVFR

KTTD Portland Troutdale Airport

12 NM E

MVFR

KHIO Portland Hillsboro Airport

13 NM W

IFR

KKLS Southwest Washington Regional Airport

32 NM N

MVFR

KMMV McMinnville Municipal Airport

33 NM SW

IFR

KSLE Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field

45 NM S

IFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›VASI RWY 08 UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS LEFT OR RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›PPR TO ACESS AIR MUSEUM TXL.

›CTC AMGR FOR TSNT OVNGT FEES & PPR FOR EXTDD STAY.

›HEILICOPTER HOVER-TAXI OPS NA.

›FLY QUIET. CTN: MNTN AT OR BLW 700 FT MSL OVR RWYS OR ON EXTDD CNTRLN DUE TO WAKE TURB FM ACFT FLYING TO/FM PORTLAND INTL (PDX). RWY 10L/28R. PDX RWY 10L/28R EXTDD CNTRLN CROSSES PEARSON RWY 08 THR. RWY 26: MNTN RWY HDG TIL PAST SMITH TWR, THEN TURN RIGHT WEST OF TWR AND NATIONAL PARK. AVOID OVERFLYING THE FORT VANCOUVER STOCKADE (NATL PARK) LCTD 360 FT NORTH OF THE WEST END OF RWY 8-26. MNT CTAF 119.0.

›GEESE ON & INVOF ARPT.

›ARR PRIOR TO ENTERING SFRA FAR 93.163 & DEP BFR TKOF - CTC CTAF.

›MANDATORY VFR ADVZY SVC - CTC CTAF.

›SEE SPL NOTICE FOR FULL PROC APCH - 866-640-4124.

›360-904-9007.

›STWY WEST END.

›RY 26 THR RELCTD 762 FT FOR NGT OPS; 2513 FT OF RY 08/26 PCL.

›RWY 26 DTHR 762 FT FOR NGT OPS.

›APCH SLOPE 44:1 AT DTHR.

›16 FT DIKE AT 115 FT; 6 FT FENCE AT 130 FT.

›SELF SVC CREDIT CARD H24.

›CTC AMGR FOR TSNT STORAGE FEES & PPR FOR EXTDD STAYS.

›ACTVT PAPI RWY 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KVUO on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KVUO have a METAR?

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

Does KVUO have a TAF?

When KVUO 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 KVUO?

KVUO sits at 25 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KVUO?

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.

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