Ranger Creek State Airport (21W) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPLU), 21W is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,100 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ranger Creek State Airport in Greenwater, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPLU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ranger Creek State Airport (21W) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Greenwater, WA at a field elevation of 2,650 ft. 21W has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPLU, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,875 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTCM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPLU, 31.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 900 ft, broken clouds at 4,100 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,100 ft.
METAR KPLU 281055Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM -RA FEW009 BKN041 OVC065 09/09 A2989 RMK AO2
What changed at KPLU (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (3:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Ceiling lifted from 2,300 ft to 4,100 ft.
Current pilot readout for 21W
Based on the nearest station (KPLU), 21W is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,100 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 2,600 ft (field elevation 2,650 ft). 21W does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTCM, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 2,875 ft | ASPH-P | 5 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 33 | 2,875 ft | ASPH-P | 5 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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21W 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 15/332,875 × 30 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 21WWind
- 15
- 5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 5 kt tailwind · 5 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 24 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 4,100 ft.
21W weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Recent aviation weather trends at 21W
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPLU reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 18 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 15
- 54%
- 33
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
21W has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPLU, 31 nm away.
Wind is 46° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 21W
- City
- Greenwater
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,650 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.0129, -121.5340
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,875 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPLU
- TAF
- Nearest KTCM
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ranger Creek State Airport (21W)
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