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Friday West Airport (1WA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:53 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFHR), 1WA9 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Friday West Airport in Friday Harbor, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFHR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Friday West Airport (1WA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Friday Harbor, WA at a field elevation of 150 ft. 1WA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFHR, about 1 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNUW.

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VFR
Observed 2253Z (3:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFHR, 1 nm away.

Wind
200° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 39°F / 4°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFHR 282253Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM FEW060 11/04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01110039 $

What changed at KFHR (nearest station)?

Since the 2153Z (2:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2153Z (2:53 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1WA9

Based on the nearest station (KFHR), 1WA9 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 150 ft). 1WA9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNUW, about 19 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
15FAV4 kt head5 kt right
334 kt tail6 kt left

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1WA9 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 15/33
    2,100 × 60 ft · GRAVEL-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1WA9
    Wind
    15
    4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    33
    4 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    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
091723Z08Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→7 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → unlimited.

1WA9 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 1WA9

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

PIREP2315Z (4:15 PM PDT) · 72 NM SE of 1WA9 · 7,000 ft MSL · SF50
light clear 7,000–11,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA11015/TM 2315/FL070/TP SF50/IC LGT CLR 070-110
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA11015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2315Reported at 23:15 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
IC LGT CLR 070-110Icing: light clear 7,000–11,000 ft.
PIREP2305Z (4:05 PM PDT) · 65 NM SE of 1WA9 · 500 ft MSL · C56X
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BFI UA /OV BFI315002/TM 2305/FL005/TP C56X/RM +/- 5 KTS
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2305Reported at 23:05 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM +/- 5 KTSRemarks.
PIREP2300Z (4:00 PM PDT) · 72 NM SE of 1WA9 · during descent · E75L
light turb turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA/TM 2300/FL005/TP E75L/TB LGT TURB/RM +/- 5 KNTS ON FINAL
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2300Reported at 23:00 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.
RM +/- 5 KNTS ON FINALRemarks.
URGENT2236Z (3:36 PM PDT) · 59 NM SE of 1WA9 · during descent · C700
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BFI UUA /OV BFI315008/TM 2236/FL020/TP C700/RM +/- 10KTS DURD
BFI UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV BFI315008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2236Reported at 22:36 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
RM +/- 10KTS DURDRemarks.
PIREP2235Z (3:35 PM PDT) · 45 NM N of 1WA9 · during descent · F900
moderate icing
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VR UA /OV CYVR 035008 /TM 2235 /FL090 /TP F900 /IC MOD /RM DURD OVR SEBOG
VR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CYVR 035008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2235Reported at 22:35 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP F900Aircraft type reporting.
IC MODIcing: moderate.
RM DURD OVR SEBOGRemarks.
PIREP2216Z (3:16 PM PDT) · 46 NM SE of 1WA9 · 2,100 ft MSL · C208
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PAE UA /OV PAE300002/TM 2216/FL021/TP C208/SK SCT021
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAE300002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2216Reported at 22:16 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2201Z (3:01 PM PDT) · 48 NM SE of 1WA9 · 1,500 ft MSL · DH3T
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PAE UA /OV W55-PAE /TM 2201 /FL015 /TP DH3T /SK SCT-BKN035 /RM PUGET SOUND VFR
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV W55-PAELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2201Reported at 22:01 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP DH3TAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT-BKN035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM PUGET SOUND VFRRemarks.
PIREP2145Z (2:45 PM PDT) · 61 NM SE of 1WA9 · 2,000 ft MSL · CL60
low-level wind shear
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BFI UA /OV BFI315006/TM 2145/FL020/TP CL60/RM SMOOTH RIDE NO LLWS
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2145Reported at 21:45 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP CL60Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTH RIDE NO LLWSRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 1WA9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFHR reported mostly VFR across 32 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 66%MVFR 28%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 3/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

33
59%
15
41%

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Live crosswind meter

1WA9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFHR, 1 nm away.

N15337 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 2,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Friday West Airport (1WA9)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1WA9
City
Friday Harbor
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
150 ft
Coordinates
48.5299, -123.0474
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFHR
TAF
Nearest KNUW
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
1h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for Friday West Airport (1WA9)

Community-submitted

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

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