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Sunset Airport (15WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:56 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KAWO), 15WA is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Sunset Airport in Stanwood, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAWO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sunset Airport (15WA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stanwood, WA at a field elevation of 121 ft. 15WA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAWO, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNUW.

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MVFR
Observed 0556Z (10:56 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAWO, 10.4 nm away.

Wind
130° 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,700 ft
Altimeter
29.87"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 42°F

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,700 ft, broken clouds at 4,200 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KAWO 280556Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM -RA BKN027 BKN042 OVC055 09/07 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB34 SLP120 P0000 6//// T00890072 10089 20078 58015 $

What changed at KAWO (nearest station)?

Since the 0516Z (10:16 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain began (-RA).
  • Wind speed up from 8 to 13 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.89 → 29.87 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 15WA

Based on the nearest station (KAWO), 15WA is currently MVFR with winds from 130° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 121 ft). 15WA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNUW, about 13 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16FAV8 kt head10 kt left
348 kt tail10 kt right

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15WA 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.

  • Runway 16/34
    2,150 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 15WA
    Wind
    16
    8 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
    34
    8 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122406Z17Z05Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→13 kt, ceiling 2,600 ft → 2,700 ft.

15WA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 15WA

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 56 NM S of 15WA · 9,000 ft MSL · E75L
lt rime turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA210008/TM 0619/FL90/TP E75L/SK BASES 50 TOPS 100/TB LT RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0619Reported at 06:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 50 TOPS 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LT RIMETurbulence: lt rime.
PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 59 NM S of 15WA · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.
PIREP0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) · 55 NM S of 15WA · during descent · B38M
light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA110007/TM 0520/FL110/TP B38M/TA M1/IC LGT RIME 160-090/RM DURD CHINS
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA110007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M1Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-090Icing: light rime 16,000–9,000 ft.
RM DURD CHINSRemarks.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 55 NM S of 15WA · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.
PIREP0451Z (9:51 PM PDT) · 33 NM W of 15WA · 14,000 ft MSL · KC35
moderate rime 140 icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA300050/TM 0451/FL140/TP KC35/IC MOD RIME 140/RM JAWBN ARR /ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0451Reported at 04:51 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP KC35Aircraft type reporting.
IC MOD RIME 140Icing: moderate rime 140.
RM JAWBN ARR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 82 NM S of 15WA · during descent · PC12
light turb turbulencelight rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA201038/TM 0432/FL100/TP PC12/TA -05/TB LGT TURB/IC LGT RIME /RM DURD OLM 100-075
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA201038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0432Reported at 04:32 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA -05Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURD OLM 100-075Remarks.
PIREP0430Z (9:30 PM PDT) · 55 NM S of 15WA · 2,500 ft MSL · A21N
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0430/FL025/TP A21N/SK BKN 025 /RM BASES 025
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0430Reported at 04:30 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 025Remarks.
PIREP0409Z (9:09 PM PDT) · 30 NM W of 15WA · 19,000 ft MSL · B738
light rime 19,000–16,000 ft icing
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PAE UA /OV CVV255015/TM 0409/FL190/TP B738/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 190-160/RM MARNR /ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVV255015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0409Reported at 04:09 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 190-160Icing: light rime 19,000–16,000 ft.
RM MARNR /ZSERemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 15WA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAWO reported mostly marginal VFR across 59 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 22%MVFR 61%IFR 10%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 3/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 25

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 62%MVFR 17%IFR 7%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 2/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 47

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

34
72%
16
28%

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Live crosswind meter

15WA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAWO, 10 nm away.

N163413 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
10 kt

Wind is 51° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sunset Airport (15WA) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
15WA
City
Stanwood
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
121 ft
Coordinates
48.2723, -122.3570
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,150 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAWO
TAF
Nearest KNUW
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
18h 23m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sunset Airport (15WA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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