Tightcliff Airport (16WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDEW), 16WA is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Tightcliff Airport in Nine Mile Falls, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDEW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tightcliff Airport (16WA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nine Mile Falls, WA at a field elevation of 1,855 ft. 16WA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDEW, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 1,515 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSKA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDEW, 13 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,800 ft, broken clouds at 3,200 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,200 ft.
METAR KDEW 280953Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM SCT018 BKN032 OVC070 05/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00500039
What changed at KDEW (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Ceiling lifted from 1,500 ft to 3,200 ft.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.87 → 29.89 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 16WA
Based on the nearest station (KDEW), 16WA is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,855 ft). 16WA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSKA, about 14 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 1,515 ft | DIRT-G | 1 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 06 | 1,515 ft | DIRT-G | 1 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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16WA 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 06/241,515 × 40 ft · DIRT-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 16WAWind
- 06
- 1 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 1 kt headwind · 7 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 3→7 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 3,200 ft.
16WA 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 16WA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDEW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 32 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 68%
- 24
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
16WA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDEW, 13 nm away.
Wind is 78° off runway 24, 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
- 16WA
- City
- Nine Mile Falls
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,855 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.8447, -117.6940
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,515 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDEW
- TAF
- Nearest KSKA
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 43m
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