Homeport Airport (11WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGEG), 11WA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Homeport Airport in Cheney, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGEG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Homeport Airport (11WA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cheney, WA at a field elevation of 2,320 ft. 11WA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGEG, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGEG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGEG, 6.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,100 ft, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KGEG 281353Z 17007KT 10SM FEW011 BKN085 BKN120 04/02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP135 T00390017
What changed at KGEG (nearest station)?
Since the 1340Z (6:40 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1340Z (6:40 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 11WA
Based on the nearest station (KGEG), 11WA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 2,320 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 03 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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11WA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/212,400 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 11WAWind
- 03
- 4 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 12→7 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 8,500 ft.
11WA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 11WA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PSC UA /OV PSC360005/TM 1404/FL020/TP EA50/TB MOD/RM DURD
PSC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PSC360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1404Reported at 14:04 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
ALW UA /OV ALW005042/TM 1351/FL090/TP BE99/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM ZSE
ALW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ALW005042Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1335/FL040/TP PC12/SK OVC040-TOP050/TA M07/IC LGT RIME ABV 070
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC040-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M07Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME ABV 070Icing: light rime abv 070.Show raw report
ALW UA /OV ALW350045/TM 1318/FL180/TP E6/SK TOPS180/RM ZSE
ALW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ALW350045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1318Reported at 13:18 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP E6Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZSERemarks.Show raw report
GEG UA /OV GEG250030/TM 1316/FL090/TP PC12/TA M06/IC LGT RM 080-090
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GEG250030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RM 080-090Icing: light rm 8,000–9,000 ft.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 11WA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGEG reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 30 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 50%
- 03
- 50%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1132Z (4:32 AM PDT)
TAF KGEG 281132Z 2812/2912 21011G22KT P6SM SCT008 BKN011 BKN050 FM281500 19013G24KT 5SM -SHRA BKN010 OVC025 FM281800 20014G20KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 2818/2822 -SHRA FM282200 20010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 2822/2902 -SHRA BKN030
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Live crosswind meter
11WA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGEG, 6.3 nm away.
Wind is 59° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 11WA
- City
- Cheney
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,320 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.5237, -117.4696
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGEG
- TAF
- Nearest KGEG
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 10h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Homeport Airport (11WA)
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