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Fall City Airport (1WA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRNT), 1WA6 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Fall City Airport in Fall City, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRNT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fall City Airport (1WA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fall City, WA at a field elevation of 140 ft. 1WA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRNT, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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MVFR
Observed 1053Z (3:53 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRNT, 14.8 nm away.

Wind
160° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,200 ft
Altimeter
29.85"
Temp / Dew
49°F / 9°C
feels like 46°F

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,200 ft, broken clouds at 1,700 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 29.85 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRNT 281053Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM BKN012 BKN017 OVC120 09/08 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP112 T00940078

What changed at KRNT (nearest station)?

Since the 1037Z (3:37 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1037Z (3:37 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1WA6

Based on the nearest station (KRNT), 1WA6 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 140 ft). 1WA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFI, about 18 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
EFAV2 kt head7 kt right
W2 kt tail7 kt left

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112211Z20Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→7 kt, ceiling 900 ft → 1,200 ft.

1WA6 weather radar

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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 1WA6

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

PIREP1017Z (3:17 AM PDT) · 18 NM SW of 1WA6 · during descent · PC12
light rime 10,000–5,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA112013/TM 1017/FL050/TP PC12/TA M03 050/IC LGT RIME 100-050/RM DURD FROM SE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA112013Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1017Reported at 10:17 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M03 050Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 100-050Icing: light rime 10,000–5,000 ft.
RM DURD FROM SERemarks.
PIREP0919Z (2:19 AM PDT) · 35 NM NW of 1WA6 · 9,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA325031/TM 0919/FL90/TP B737/TA M8/IC MOD RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA325031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0919Reported at 09:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TA M8Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.
PIREP0713Z (12:13 AM PDT) · 41 NM W of 1WA6 · during climb · B738
light chop turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA285027/TM 0713/FL180/TP B738/SK TOP180/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA285027Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0713Reported at 07:13 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0705Z (12:05 AM PDT) · 47 NM N of 1WA6 · 23,000 ft MSL · GL7T
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PAE UA /OV PAE025035/TM 0705/FL230/TP GL7T/SK TOP230/RM ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAE025035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0705Reported at 07:05 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP GL7TAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 18 NM SE of 1WA6 · during climb · A21N
light rime 7,000–18,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA070035/TM 0632/FL200/TP A21N/TA M03/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 070-180/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA070035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0632Reported at 06:32 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 070-180Icing: light rime 7,000–18,000 ft.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 84 NM S of 1WA6 · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 27 NM SW of 1WA6 · 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) · 30 NM SW of 1WA6 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 1WA6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRNT reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 40 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 35%MVFR 53%IFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 87%MVFR 10%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 19

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.

W
65%
E
35%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fall City Airport (1WA6)
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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
Yes
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1WA6
City
Fall City
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
140 ft
Coordinates
47.5595, -121.8640
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRNT
TAF
Nearest KBFI
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
13h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fall City Airport (1WA6)

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

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